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Nat Turner PodcastAuthor: Josh Harraway
Nat Turner led the most famous slave rebellion in American history, yet how much do you actually know about him? How many of Nat Turner's 6 initial soldiers can you name? What were Nat Turner's motivations? What were the motivations of his men? Just how violent did the revolt actually get? After listening to the Nat Turner podcast you'll be able to answer all of these questions and much more. Follow Josh Harraway on a journey back in time as he uses sound effects and a full cast of actors to recreate the fateful events of the Southampton Insurrection of 1831. Unlike other versions of the Nat Turner story this time nothing is left out no matter how gruesome, no matter how controversial. No whitewashing! Josh Harraway gives you the full true story of the revolt as it happened, based on meticulous research, using countless authentic historical documents. Chapter 1 of the Nat Turner Podcast presents a dramatization of the Sunday August 21st meeting between Nat and his 6 co-conspirators. Listen in as Nat and his men prepare for battle! Language: en Genres: Arts, History, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Nat Turner Podcast 4
Episode 4
Thursday, 1 March, 2018
Hollywood and literature have never done justice to the true story of Nat Turner's slave revolt. This gruesome story is often whitewashed in an attempt to make it more palatable to a broad audience. But not this time! Through the means of Audio Drama the real story of Nat Turner can finally be told. Andrew Jackson, a man responsible for countless Native American deaths, remains on the 20 dollar bill. While his black contemporary Nat Turner, a slave fighting an alternative revolutionary war for freedom, remains buried in relative anonymity. Why is this still the case even today? What did Nat Turner actually believe? Were Nat Turner and his soldiers all actually fighting for the same concept of freedom? What meaning does this have for people living today? In chapter 4 of the Nat Turner Podcast we begin to see divisions in Nat Turner's army. The spirit of alcoholism begins to dominate and internecine conflicts between the slave rebels themselves threaten to distract Nat Turner from his mission to reach Jerusalem. Can Nat Turner hold his army together? Listen to find out!
