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Posted by: nat turner 24 March 2008. I am a conservative and did an on-line questionaire that took my answers and matched me to a candidate. (International Herald Tribune)
GEORGE E. CURRY: Wright's replacement defends controversial pastor as victim of media attack Mar 21, 2008
"It was either `Obama is a Muslim' or we are a `separatist church' because of our motto: `Unashamedly black, unapologetically Christian.'"When Barack won Iowa, that's when it changed," he said. The tone of the faxes, e-mails and letters, Moss said, turned uglier.To understand the frustrations - and language - of Jeremiah Wright, one has to understand the black church, Moss argued.After the founding of this country, some of the strongest supporters of slavery were white Christian ministers who... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Heroes, in their words Feb 26, 2008
Martin read about G. W. Carver, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Nat Turner and he dreamed of black's rights, respect and freedom everywhere forever. Martin lived for that dream to come true someday. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Trial Date of Teens in Confederate Monument Vandalism Feb 8, 2008
That's thought to be a reference to the date rebellious slave Nat Turner was hanged in 1831. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. (WSJA.com, AL)
Eyes 2012... Feb 8, 2008
" I will continue to stand for conservative principles; I will fight alongside you for all the things we believe in, he said. And one of those things is that we cannot allow the next president of the United States to retreat in the face of evil extremism. Continue reading our story ? Page: Join The Conversation () POST Replies: 1455 Viewed: 1594 Location: NA Party: Republican Reply #: 1 Date: Feb. 7, 2008 - 1:37 PM EST "B 00002D6F ecause I love America, in this time of war I feel I have to now... (The Drudge Report)
Weekend Calendar Feb 8, 2008
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES: Part documentary, part dramatization, "Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property" remembers the leader of the 1831 slave rebellion. The film, part of a.. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Illegals May Get Rebates as Part of Stimulus Package... Jan 31, 2008
Lou Dobbs alert: Illegal immigrants may get rebates - The Crypt's Blog - Politico. Subject California Debate Question Who do you think won the in California. (The Drudge Report)
McCain: 'I respect Rush Limbaugh'... Jan 25, 2008
McCain praises Rush Limbaugh, faintly - Jonathan Martin's Blog - Politico. Subject Florida numbers at last. (The Drudge Report)
Audio of robocall trashing 'Barack Hussein Obama'... Jan 20, 2008
Robocall trashes "Barack Hussein Obama" - Ben Smith's Blog - Politico. Subject Narrowing the field Question Will there be a clear front-runner in the after this weekend's primaries. (The Drudge Report)
Obama's spiritual mentor draws attention, controversy Jan 16, 2008
Just as God made five loaves and two fishes feed thousands, God has provided liberators for blacks in the past - from Nat Turner to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and now Barack Obama. But, Wright said, there were always reasons not to follow them. (SunSpot.net)
One for the ages Jan 8, 2008
At age 30: Donald Trump persuaded bankers to lend him $80 million so he could buy the Commodore Hotel, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion, and physicist Armand H. L. Fizeau measured the speed of light. Still, rather than making people feel bad about what they haven't done, Vickers says he aims to make readers feel "amused and inspired." And to that end, the site includes accomplishments of the elderly, too. (Boston Globe)
'Blackface' pics spark controversy Dec 3, 2007
The caption also said that Weinstein went as "a shadow/rick james," while his friends were supposed to be Malcolm X, Nat Turner and Rosa Parks, according to the same caption. In the statement, Weinstein said the photos show him "dressed as a person's shadow. It was very clear, from the beginning, what my costume was about: imitating a person's shadow. As such, I followed around other party attendees, mimicking their actions.". (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Giving Thanks Nov 26, 2007
I have some historical text about VA history-Israel on the Appomatox, A Murder in Virginia, and of course I need to revisit Nat Turner and Daniel Plesser. -gotta check the name, who were two major leaders of revolts in the VA.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Former S.C. slave's legacy disputed Nov 20, 2007
Then, in 1831, a slave named Nat Turner led an actual though futile rebellion in Virginia. A fuse had been lit that would burn until the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor and the start of the Civil War in 1861. (USA Today)
Readers prefer Vonnegut to Mailer, Styron Nov 16, 2007
According to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks about 70 percent of industry sales, Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five has sold about 280,000 copies since 2006, more than four times the combined pace of six of the most talked about books of the past 60 years: Mailers The Naked and the Dead, The Armies of the Night and The Executioners Song, and Styrons The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophies Choice and Darkness Visible ... Meanwhile, Styrons The... (MSNBC -- News)
Today In History - November 11, 2007 Nov 11, 2007
In 1831, former slave Nat Turner, whod led a violent insurrection, was executed in Jerusalem, Virginia. In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state. (CBS2.com, CA)
Read on... Oct 31, 2007
D.B. Woodside - Entertainment News, Pushy Questions, Media - Variety. Guest stars on Greys Anatomy on Nov. 13. (Variety)
Slave who led failed revolt 'pardoned' Sep 1, 2007
Prosser promoted an uprising by thousands of slaves 31 years before the better-known Nat Turner insurrection in Southampton County. Gabriels Rebellion was snuffed out by Gov. James Monroe, the future president, who was tipped off by a slaveholder. (MSNBC -- Race)
Today in History August 21 Aug 21, 2007
On this date:In 1831, former slave Nat Turner led a violent insurrection in Virginia. (He was later executed. (MSNBC -- Race)
Dismal legends live in swamp Aug 2, 2007
The leader of the rebellion was Nat Turner. A powerful Baptist preacher with a large loyal following, Turner remained at large for several months, causing speculation he was hiding in the swamp. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
BLACKS IN JAZZ DECRY EXCLUSION Jun 2, 2007
"It's an ongoing problem that was brought to a head by these two events," said Raymond Nat Turner, an Oakland-based jazz poet. "That set in motion a chain of e-mails and unleashed an energy that had been dormant for years. "People who had not been communicating have started talking and networking," Turner said. At a forum at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music last month, about 35 people discussed how better to support black-owned venues and artists and recruiting more African American... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Slave-owning history leads to novel May 20, 2007
"There were extreme reactions like Nat Turner, who was a violent black lashing out against slavery. But then you have the Uncle Toms on the far right who did nothing. But there were guys in the middle with ordinary aspirations," said Clarkson. Mixing fact with fiction, what resulted after four years of hard work was his first novel, "Patriot's Reward." After trying to write a book strictly based on Will's history while adding some fictitious flair he learned that the writing world only accepted... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The Wit and Wisdom of Don Imus: Apr 13, 2007
"We all have ." (After being asked what he has in common with Nat Turner, Malcolm X, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Latrell Sprewell from the New York Knicks, and Al Sharpton. . (Slate)
Theater Minis Mar 15, 2007
His 1996 play gives us a black graduate student who is working on a thesis about Nat Turner and, with his 189-year-old great-great-grandfather, time-travels back to Virginia and the days before Turner's insurrection. Mr. O'Hara mixes camp and historical narrative to give us a reeling ride through the 1831 rebellion as well as contemporary issues of sexual and cultural identity. (Washington Times, DC)
Alliance's saucy 'Insurrection' (Jayne Blanchard) Mar 7, 2007
His 1996 play, "Insurrection: Holding History," mixes camp and historical narrative to give us a reeling ride through the 1831 Nat Turner slave rebellion and contemporary issues of sexual and cultural identity ... The "Alice" in this case is Ron Potter (Frank Britton), a black homosexual graduate student at Columbia University working on a thesis about Nat Turner ... The farther south they go, the more Ron races into the past, until he not only is picking cotton under the beady eye of Ova Seea... (Washington Times)
Forget Sharpton, Here's the Real Slavery Mar 4, 2007
The Talk About This Article The Talk About This Article Dietrich45 3/3/2007 Proton 3/3/2007 jptrenn 3/2/2007 Grumpy 3/2/2007 Nat Turner 3/2/2007 Shells 3/2/2007 Lydia 3/2/2007 Nat Turner 3/2/2007 Shells 3/2/2007 Nat Turner 3/2/2007. Do you have something to say. (Townhall.com)
CD REVIEW: Hell Razah inspires on 'Renaissance Child' Mar 2, 2007
Contrasting dime-a-dozen rap acts of the 21st century, Razah addresses a variety of topics on one disc as tracks range from a politically-charged tale of how America deals with issues of race in "Glow" to a club anthem with (gasp) witty and respectful lyrics in "Yours Truly." "Millennium Warfare" challenges flaunting rappers to gain a new level of consciousness, while Razah raps on the modern-day slave narrative "Runaway Sambo": "It's like Moses and Pharaoh, now it's the Big Apple/ I'm just a... (U-Wire.com)
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann Feb 28, 2007
The Talk About Dick Morris and Eileen McGann Articles The Talk About Dick Morris and Eileen McGann Articles MuscleHead 2/28/2007 bonnie 2/28/2007 Lemonade 2/28/2007 Lemonade 2/28/2007 Lemonade 2/28/2007 CC 2/27/2007 Nat Turner 2/27/2007 Black Knight 2/27/2007 SandMan 2/27/2007 SandMan 2/27/2007. Do you have something to say. (Townhall.com)
Key figure in black history honored Feb 24, 2007
of America" was written in1829. The document aroused blacks to shake off the detriments of slavery and rise against the system of bondage and servitude.In Wilmington, a black slave named Jacob Cowan was sold and sent to Alabama after white authorities learned he was distributing copies of the"Appeal" in August 1830 - the same month Walker died. A black carpenter was killed after he was seen reading the document to others in the city.Michael Hill, director of the N.C. Highway Historical Marker... (The Morning Star)
Use this timeline to learn about some of the key events in civil rights history Feb 1, 2007
1831 In Virginia, Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion during which 57 whites are killed. U.S. troops kill 100 slaves. (CNN -- Education)
African-American history timeline Jan 31, 2007
1831: Nat Turner, an enslaved African-American preacher, leads the most significant slave uprising in American history. He and his band of followers launch a short, bloody, rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Blacks Free to Protest Jan 30, 2007
The Confessions of Nat Turner. Random House, New York, 1967. (Suite101.com)
African American Revolts Jan 29, 2007
Amistad, African American History, Black History, American History, educating slaves (Suite101.com)
Trip into heart of Baekje Kingdom - Buyeo Jan 19, 2007
I had been planning to read this classic novel about black slavery in America, "The Confessions of Nat Turner." On subways, buses and trains is one of my best reading times. But it was nice to chat with this sweet, enthusiastic girl. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Legends, leaders, and legacies: The year in farewells Jan 1, 2007
The arts world saluted photographer, filmmaker, and writer Gordon Parks, who documented the African-American experience with great dignity and creativity, and director Robert Altman, who revolutionized filmmaking with ensemble masterpieces such as "Nashville" and "Gosford Park." Also eulogized was novelist William Styron, who explored darkly complex historical and moral issues in such works as "Sophie's Choice" and "The Confessions of Nat Turner.". The sports world cheered two of its immortals:... (Boston Globe -- Nation)
Altman, Winters, and the Godfather of Soul Dec 30, 2006
Pulitzer-winning novelist ( The Confessions of Nat Turner. Nov. 1. (Globe and Mail)
Famous farewells in 2006 Dec 28, 2006
Novelist William Styron 81, Nov. 1 depicted the human torment in The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice. Television brought us producer Aaron Spelling 83, June 23 ; crocodile hunter Steve Irwin 44, Sept. 4 ; and Ed Bradley 65, Nov. 9 of 60 Minutes, who interviewed everyone from Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to music legend Lena Horne. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Bidding Farewell to Entertainment Greats Dec 28, 2006
Jane Wyatt was America's mom on "Father Knows Best." Novelist William Styron depicted the human torment of slavery and the Holocaust in "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Sophie's Choice." ... ") Oct. 28. NOVEMBER: William Styron, 81. Pulitzer-winning novelist ("The Confessions of Nat Turner. (Fox News -- Life)
Goodbye to greats Dec 26, 2006
Novelist William Styron depicted the human torment of slavery and the Holocaust in The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophies Choice. . (MSNBC -- News)
A roll call of the remarkable people who died this year Dec 24, 2006
Pulitzer-winning novelist ("The Confessions of Nat Turner.") Nov. 1. Ed Bradley, 65. (The Standard-Times, MA)
2006 in review: Books Dec 23, 2006
" AUTHORS AT REST: Among writers who died in 2006 were novelist Bebe Moore Campbell, 56; William Styron, author of "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Sophie's Choice," 81; Naguib Mahfouz, the only Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, 94; crime noir novelist Mickey Spillane, 88; former U.S. poet laureate Stanley Kunitz, 100; Scottish novelist Dame Muriel Spark, 88; Peter Benchley, author of "Jaws," 65; Octavia E. Butler, America's most acclaimed black female... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Thanksgiving meals to be offered Nov 22, 2006
The recently departed Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Styron, who wrote "Sophie's Choice," "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Lie Down in Darkness," suffered from depression. He said, "The madness of depression is the antithesis of violence. It is a storm indeed, but a storm of murk. Soon evident are the slowed-down responses, near paralysis, psychic energy throttled back close to zero. Ultimately, the body is affected and feels sapped, drained.". (North County Times)
Styron's world of imminent catastrophe Nov 7, 2006
At a time when many of his contemporaries were documenting the domestic travails of middle-class suburban life, or excavating the geological layers of their own psyches, William Styron, who died Wednesday at 81, was boldly tackling the big, unwieldy themes of crime and punishment and redemption, and creating big-boned dramatic narratives set against the great conflagrations of history: slavery in "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and the Nazi death camps in "Sophie's Choice." ... And "The... (International Herald Tribune)
Activist Inspires A `Call To Arms' Nov 5, 2006
"I don't want to follow anybody who can take me down the street. I can get down the street by myself. ... Nat Turner was able to lead a revolution of people who never had freedom," he said of the man who led a slave rebellion in 1831. He was addressing a motivated crowd, there for ideas and to work on strategies. (FOX61, CT)
Successful Squeeze: Nov 4, 2006
The LAT fronts the death of novelist , whose books included Sophie's Choice and The Confessions of Nat Turner, for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1968. He was 81 years old. (Slate)
William Styron — novelist Nov 3, 2006
After serious critical consideration and much discussion of his first three books, there was ultimately a sharp division of opinion over The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), though it won a Pulitzer prize ... He based his next novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), on a Southern theme, this time an historical one, the slave insurrection of 1831 in southern Virginia, led by Nat Turner (of whose actual life little is known, although he left a 24-page confession before being executed) ...... (TimesOnline)
* World News Quick Take Nov 3, 2006
His obsessions with race, class and personal guilt led to such tormented narratives as Lie Down in Darkness and The Confessions of Nat Turner, which won the Pulitzer despite protests that the book was racist and inaccurate. His best-known work was Sophie's Choice, the award-winning novel about a Holocaust survivor. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Novelist William Styron dies at 81 Nov 3, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) -- William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and other novels whose explorations of the darkest corners of the human mind and experience were charged by his own near-suicidal demons, died Wednesday ... A handsome, muscular man, with a strong chin and wavy dark hair that turned an elegant white, Styron was a Virginia native whose obsessions with race, class and personal guilt led to such tormented narratives as "Lie Down In Darkness" and... (The Advocate -- Entertainment)
William Styron: An appreciation Nov 3, 2006
William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Sophie's Choice," was one of the literary giants of a post-World War II generation that included Norman Mailer, James Jones and George Plimpton ... A descendant of slave owners, he confronted the horrors of slavery in "Nat Turner" by writing in the first-person voice of the leader of a slave rebellion ... The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Sophie's Choice' author is dead at 81 Nov 3, 2006
His obsessions with race and class informed such tormented narratives as "Lie Down In Darkness" and "The Confessions of Nat Turner." ... " (The Post was then a bastion of upright left-wing politics, not the more sensationalistic tabloid of today.)With extra free time and financial help from his family, Styron was able to complete "Lie Down in Darkness," detailing the destruction of a Southern family in a tempest of alcoholism, incestuous longing, madness and suicide. It is told in the third... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Author's demons informed his books Nov 2, 2006
Styron was a Virginia native whose obsessions with race, class and personal guilt led to such tormented narratives as "Lie Down in Darkness" and "The Confessions of Nat Turner," which won the Pulitzer despite protests that the book was racist and inaccurate ... After publishing the novel "Set This House on Fire" in 1960, Styron turned to what had been a lifelong obsession: Nat Turner and the slave revolt of 1831. (Variety)
William Styron, 81, novelist who transcended roots, dies Nov 2, 2006
In subsequent fiction, like "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Sophie's Choice," he transcended his own immediate world and moved across historical and cultural lines ... In 1960, Styron returned home in his imagination by undertaking a project he had contemplated since his youth: a fictional account of an actual violent rebellion led by the slave Nat Turner that occurred in 1831 not too far from where Styron grew up ... The reaction to "The Confessions of Nat Turner" was at first... (International Herald Tribune)
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author William Styron Dies Nov 2, 2006
The Virginia native's obsessions with race, class and personal guilt led to tormented narratives as such as "Lie Down In Darkness," "The Confessions of Nat Turner" and "Sophie's Choice.". His explorations of the darkest corners of the human mind and experience were charged by his own near-suicidal demons which he addressed in his best-selling memoir "Darkness Visible.". (Click2Houston, TX)
A novelist who delved into loss, suffering Nov 2, 2006
Mr. Styron, the author of The Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice and Lie Down in Darkness, died of pneumonia at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Massachusetts, according to a daughter, Alexandra Styron ... But it was The Confessions of Nat Turner that established Mr. Styron as a force in American literature ... In the 1967 novel, Mr. Styron boldly wrote in the first person for Nat Turner, the leader of the most memorable slave revolt in U.S. history. (SunSpot.net)
'Sophie's Choice' writer Styron dies at 81 Nov 2, 2006
Styron was a Virginia native whose obsessions with race, class and personal guilt led to such tormented narratives as Lie Down in Darkness and The Confessions of Nat Turner, which won the Pulitzer despite protests that the book was racist and inaccurate ... After publishing the novel Set This House on Fire in 1960, Styron turned to what had been a lifelong obsession: Nat Turner and the slave revolt of 1831 ... The Confessions of Nat Turner, published in 1967, earned Styron the Pulitzer Prize. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Book delves into Eric Rudolph's mind Oct 31, 2006
That would put him squarely in the outlaw tradition a kind of folk mythology that includes characters like Nat Turner, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Pretty Boy Floyd, the Weather Underground, even Patty Hearst: a mixed bag of killers and hold-up artists who either espoused political causes or came to represent a rebellion against authority. There are characters like these in most cultures. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
READERS WRITE Sep 26, 2006
"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin and "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell were as unalike as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nat Turner. Placing their names together in any discussion about animal conservation does a disservice to both Irwin and his passion ("Animals demand their space in wild," @issue, Sept. 25). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The White Faculty and Staff Association Sep 22, 2006
The Talk About This Article The Talk About This Article Nat Turner 9/21/2006 monkeyfish 9/21/2006 Cynewulf 9/21/2006 Webster 9/21/2006 Nat Turner 9/21/2006 christiancons 9/21/2006 christiancons 9/21/2006 Nat Turner 9/21/2006 StrivingForSense 9/21/2006 StrivingForSense 9/21/2006. Do you have something to say. (Townhall.com)
EatNow for Net takeout Aug 5, 2006
The newest, , was founded in May by three 19-year-old students at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business: Nat Turner, Adam Parker and Zach Weinberg. The oldest, Inc., was started in 1997 by Michael Saunders, who was a Penn student at time. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Letter From USA: Of Buffoneries and Straying Souls Jul 25, 2006
He has not heard about Nat Turner. He has not heard about Cinque, he has not heard about the thousand other names who gave their lives to stop it all. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Spirits summoned from the AtlanticPost a Comment Jun 19, 2006
Nat Turner,'' Tinnie called out. Paul Robeson. (The Miami Herald)
Letters to the editor for Monday, May 29, 2006 May 29, 2006
Virginia (1831): Nat Turner s slave revolt. More than 100 slaves fighting for freedom and democracy are killed in combat. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Preserving our federal union May 23, 2006
" Jackson did not rule out compromise. He called for a lowering of the tariff to more acceptable levels. And he sought support from Unionists within South Carolina and other Southern states. He was not disappointed. Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama gave him support. Leading South Carolina opponents of nullification took heart. "What have we to fear, we are right and God and Old Hickory are with us," they exulted. South Carolina had reason to fear. In many low country districts, slaves outnumbered... (Townhall.com)
Vandalia man publishes book May 3, 2006
That was based on the infamous slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831. Several stories reflect racial oppression of 19th century America and peculiar experiences of slaves and people who were slave owners/ traders. (Dowagiac News, MI)
more » Apr 30, 2006
While his Martin Luther King Jr. and Sonny Liston projects grind through development, Rhames has produced and stars in "3/5 of a Man," about Nat Turner and the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia. Upcoming is "King of the Avenue," a Faustian tale of a drug dealer. (CTNow.com)
