The Confessions of Nat Turner

The Icon Black Lives Matter Series

By: Nat Turner

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano

Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a four-day rebellion of enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831. Turner was recorded simply as "Nat" by Benjamin Turner, the man enslaving this family. When Turner died in 1810, Nat was inherited as property by Benjamin's son Samuel Turner.

Turner later led a violent rebellion of black slaves in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Fugitive enslaved people killed from 55 to 65 people, at least 51 being white. The rebellion was put down within a few days, but Turner survived in hiding for more than two months. The rebellion was effectively suppressed at Belmont Plantation on the morning of August 23, 1831.

Turner was hanged on November 11 in Jerusalem, Virginia. This is his story.

Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over 30 internationally best-selling biographies, including the London Sunday Times best seller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over 700 original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.

©2020 Geoffrey Giuliano (P)2020 Geoffrey Giuliano

Loved this!

It was such a good listen. There's a lesson to learn. Following this story made me feel connected to that time and era.

Powerful and thought-provoking.

This audiobook is deep, unsettling, and intellectually provoking. It raised serious questions about authorship, motive, and influence—whether Nat Turner’s voice was faithfully captured or shaped through the lens of the interviewer. The tension between spiritual conviction, intelligence, and intent runs through the entire narrative, forcing the listener to wrestle with whether Turner was portrayed as a calculating strategist or reduced to a mystical figure driven by distorted spirituality. This book demands discussion, reflection, and historical honesty. One of the most thought-provoking listens in my vault

White Washed

The story of Nat Turner is compelling; however, the treatment of the breadth of his quest for his freedom. as well as that of his people can not be contained in such a pitiful treatment. This story lacks real depth and the back story of Nat's despair and longing to be free.

still searching

i enjoyed the dialogue at the end... Nat Turner is still searching for someone to tell his story correctly... there are 2 ends of this rope. We somehow always get the end that stops us from breathing. Someone please step up and let this man breathe and tell his story without catering to another community.

Not Original Story

I was looking for the original version by Thomas R Gray as I learn better by listening instead of reading, It will not work for my cultures class though.