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  1. Nat Turner's slave rebellion - Wikipedia

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    Nat Turner's Rebellion, also known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831, led by Nat Turner. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people, at least 51 of whom were White. The rebellion was effectively suppressed within a few days, at Belmont Plantation on the morning of August 23, …

  2. Nat Turner - Rebellion, Death & Facts - HISTORY

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    Dec 02, 2009 · Nathanial “Nat” Turner (1800-1831) was a black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion (August 1831) in U.S. history.

  3. The Story of Nat Turner's Rebellion - ThoughtCo

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    Jan 22, 2018 · Nat Turner’s Rebellion was an intensely violent episode that broke out in August 1831 when enslaved people in southeastern Virginia rose up against white residents of the area. During a two-day rampage, more than 50 whites were …

  4. A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy of Nat Turner

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    When he was in his early 20s, these signs led him to return to his master after an escape attempt. Similarly, a solar eclipse and an unusual atmospheric event are believed to have inspired his insurrection, which began on August 21, 1831. Nat Turner's rebellion was one of the bloodiest and most effective in American history.

  5. The Nat Turner rebellion. - George Mason University

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    In 1831 a slave named Nat Turner led a rebellion in Southhampton County, Virginia. A religious leader and self-styled Baptist minister, Turner and a group of followers killed some sixty white men, women, and children on the night of August 21. Turner and 16 of his conspirators were captured and executed, but the incident continued to haunt ...

  6. Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831 | Gilder Lehrman Institute of …

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    Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831 | In the early hours of August 22, 1831, a slave named Nat Turner led more than fifty followers in a bloody revolt in Southampton, Virginia, killing nearly 60 white people, mostly women and children. The local authorities stopped the uprising by dawn the next day. They captured or killed most of the insurgents, although Turner himself managed to avoid capture …

  7. Why Nat Turner's Rebellion Scared White Southerners

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    Jul 22, 2018 · Nat Turner’s rebellion in 1831 frightened Southerners because it challenged the idea that enslavement was a benevolent institution. In speeches and writings, enslavers portrayed themselves not so much as ruthless businessmen exploiting a people for their labor but as kind and well-intentioned enslavers tutoring Black people in civilization and religion.

  8. 10 Things You May Not Know About Nat Turner’s Rebellion

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    May 24, 2016 · 5. The rebellion may have killed as many as 60 men, women and children. The rebellion began when Turner’s small band of hatchet-wielding enslaved people killed his master, Joseph Travis, along ...

  9. Nat Turner - Rebellion, Death & Facts - Biography

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    Jan 14, 2021 · Nat Turner was the leader of a violent enslaved people rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.

  10. The Impact of Nat Turner's Rebellion - Owlcation

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    Aug 09, 2017 · Nat Turner's Holy War to Destroy Slavery. 2017. Works Cited. Articles/Books. Domestic Intelligence. Christian Register (1821-1835), October 1, 1831: 159. Duff, John B. The Nat Turner Rebellion: The Historical Event and the Modern Controversy. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Freehling, Alison Goodyear.



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