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Yesterday we looked at a set of images (paintings, drawings, and woodcuts) that represented Nat Turner. Our conversation seemed to wander toward the question: "Where did they come from?" For bell work, tell me why that question ("Where did they come from?") matters... In other words, why does it matter where the drawings/paintings/images come from or who the artist was? Write this in the discussion tab above.
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media type="custom" key="11070988"Today you will read and analyze a number of different sources, primary and secondary, related to Nat Turner. We will evaluate the evidence and determine how we should remember the actions of an enslaved man who led an ultimately unsuccessful rebellion of slaves. Let's begin by looking through the images at right.
 * What We Did In Class**

The sources we will use are provided for you. Visit the collection in Google Docs titled Nat Turner.


 * Homework**

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