... will, though he did not understand what that will, or his purpose, may be. As time went on Turner began to see images and hear "divine spirits" which further indicated to him that he was "ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty."3 With more and more visions and signs, Turner began to sense and recognize his purpose, which was the destruction of slavery through the destruction of slave owners, and the great eclipse of February 1831 was his signal to commence his appointed struggle.4 He by this point had communicated his plans and divine messages to four other slaves whom he had confidence: Henry, Hark, Nelson, and Sam. On Sunday, August 21, his four recruits, and two newcomers, met in the woods for a final dinner, to which Nat arrived late to, at which they discussed the schematics of the plan and made final preparations for ...

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