... American slave owners feared a bloody uprising of the slaves. Perhaps this was out of extreme guilt. However the fears seemed to come to life in the person of Nat Turner, a preacher and ex‑slave who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1831. He and his followers murdered more than 50 whites, and Turner was caught and hanged. Turner knew the Bible well, says Lang, but like many revolutionary leaders, he chose to ignore the Bible’s teachings on forgiveness and compassion. Instead he focused his attention on ...
