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Nat Turner The Birth Of A Nation
The Birth of a Nation is a film based on the rebellion of Nat Turner. He was a slave that dealt with racial discrimination, prejudice, and harsh living environments. Although he was met with harsh tactics from his white slave owners, he would eventually make a rebellion and would fight with aggressive for the lives of slaves. His actions would free slaves from different plantations, gathered guns and horses, and other slaves to join his revolt against the ruthless slave owners. Mr. Turner went by three words that carry him for the rest of his life, ‘ All, Here, and Now’ with these words it carried the void of wanting freedom for all, freedom everywhere, and wanted that freedom now.

First and foremost, Mr. Turner was enslaved by his controlling
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