Mid nineteenth century America could be considered one of the most decisively divided times in United States history. The institution of slavery, as a way of life, had been so ingrained in some and beneficial to others that the desire to take away that lifestyle brought upon the Civil War. The wars impact on the United States still appears today in the form of racial and political tension. It seems ironic that an issue so pertinent to the American people as race relations would not create a desire to understand the problems through the eyes of the oppressed. These perspectives have historically only been considered after horrific acts of violence, in which marginalized groups, such as the slaves in early America, rebelled against the dominant force in revolt to their inhumane…show more content… The fear that arose from these rebellions can be easily identified today by the fact that stories like that of Nat Turner’s rebellion are still widely taught as an integral piece of history during the Civil War era. Its occurance, proved by large amounts of historical record, cannot be said for the Slave Rebellion at Second Creek. Winthrop D. Jordan, in Tumult and Silence at Second Creek, argues that a slave rebellion did in fact occur at Second Creek. In fact, it's planning had been in the works for a considerable amount of time. By tracking various primary sources, as well as the context in terms of time in history and geographical location, Jordan successfully proves the rebellion of 1861 at Second Creek did occur. Probably the strongest piece in Jordan’s argument is the testimonies of the slaves. As Jordan states, “Without it there could not be even a partially coherent story”. Although recorded by a
