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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property is a 2003 documentary film about Nat Turner co-written and directed by Charles Burnett.
Feb 16, 2003 · Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property: Directed by Charles Burnett. With Herbert Aptheker, Ayuko Babu, Charles Burnett, Resharma Coleman. The story and legacy of the enigmatic leader of the notorious 1831 homicidal slave revolt in Virginia, along with reviews of works about him, are explored; twentieth century civil rights discussed and ...
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- Documentary
- Charles Burnett
- 2003-02-16
The historical search for the mysterious Nat Turner, leader of the legendary 1831 slave rebellion, has inspired academics, novelists, dramatists, and others in a fierce battle over who he was...
Jun 19, 2020 · Charles Burnett’s documentary “Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property” charts how authors have both formed and deformed history’s view of Turner and his slave rebellion. Source:...
Nat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831 is a watershed event in America's history of racial conflict, and a foreshadow of things to come in the outbreak of the Civil War. This groundbreaking documentary tells the story of that violent confrontation and its impact on the still relatively new nation.
Filmmaker Charles Burnett examines the life of Nat Turner, a slave who led a revolt in Virginia in 1831.
- Documentary
Feb 16, 2003 · In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual execution of 55 rebels and the retribution lynching of more than 200 innocent slaves.
