Kimora's blog 2

 For the changemaker project I talked about Nat Turner he was an African American slave. I choose him especially because I myself am a African American young woman and in today's world it is very hard for my people. Nat turner had a rough life Turner was born the property of a prosperous small-plantation owner in a remote area of Virginia His mother was an African native who transmitted a passionate hatred of slavery to her son. He learned to read, and he eagerly absorbed intensive religious training. In the early 1820s he was sold to a neighboring farmer of small means. During the following decade his religious ardor tended to approach fanaticism, and he saw himself called upon by God to lead his people out of bondage. He began to exert a powerful influence on many of the nearby enslaved men and women, who called him “the Prophet.” In 1831, shortly after he had been sold again—this time to a craftsman named Joseph Travis—a sign in the form of an eclipse of the Sun caused Turner to believe that the hour to strike was near. His plan was to capture the armory at the county seat, Jerusalem, and, having gathered many recruits, to press on to the Dismal Swamp, 20 miles 32 km to the east, where capture would be difficult. On the night of August 21, together with seven fellow enslaved people in whom he had put his trust, he launched a campaign, murdering Travis and his family in their sleep and then setting forth on a bloody march toward Jerusalem. 

I think that it is very important that we discuss what is happening today in this society with African Americans almost every other day you see something violent happening with young black people. Our community faces a lot of challenges, the most out of any other communities.

Learning about changemakers this project was very interesting I liked the fact that I got to learn about other changemakers that was different from Mine. This was a great way of learning about different changemakers who made a impact on society.