How Nat was shaping his mind weeks at a time by praying while he plowed 6. How Whites told Blacks that slavery was God's desire for them. The whites made the slaves believe that if they were not submissive to their masters, God would severely punish tem for their disobedience. Maybe if the slave masters had really interpreted the scriptures for the slaves, rather than distorting their meaning, Nat would have interpreted his visions in a manner that would have resulted in much less bloodshed and a much more positive outcome for both sides...
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Oates tells us that Nat believed that God gave him a spiritual understanding of the scriptures so that he could carry out God's wishes for the slaves. Over the years, Nat would flood his mind with these visions. He convinced himself that he is the "Chosen One." As time passed, these images distorted Nat's mind and his ability to be rational...
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