Nat Turner's Bible: History, Heritage and Healing. A Family Story

Presented by Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, VA. A fascinating lecture by Mark Person and Wendy Creekmore Porter. Nat Turner's Bible came from England in the 1700's and was given to Nat Turner as a child. The Person family was presented with the Bible in 1912 and the tiny bible was donated to the African American Museum of History and Culture in 2010 when Ms Wendy Creekmore Porter contacted Smithsonian officials. The Bible was with Nat Turner when he was captured in 1831 by Benjamin Phipps and kept in safe keeping by the courthouse. It is now a centerpiece of the new African American Museum of History and Culture. Over 1.3 million visitors have passed thru the new museum since the opening in September, 2016. This lecture is about Nat Turner's Bible: History,Heritage, and Healing: A Family Story. The focus is on history and reconciliation - doing the right thing in donating the Bible and not trying to profit from such a national and international treasure.
Here is the link to the CBS Sunday Morning story about Nat's bible in the Black History Museum which the presenters refer to -    • A new home for African American treasures  

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