

īenjamin Turner, the man who enslaved Nat and his family, called the infant Nat in his records. Turner knew little about the background of his father, who was believed to have escaped from slavery when Turner was a child. Turner was born into slavery in Southampton County, a rural plantation area with more Black people than White.
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Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an enslaved African-American preacher who organized and led the four-day rebellion of enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, said, "The Nat Turner rebellion is probably the most significant uprising in American history." Turner's life
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Because Turner was educated and was a preacher, Southern state legislatures subsequently passed new laws prohibiting the education of enslaved people and free Black people, restricting rights of assembly and other civil liberties for free Black people, and requiring White ministers to be present at all worship services. After trials, the Commonwealth of Virginia executed 56 enslaved people accused of participating in the rebellion, including Turner himself many Black people who had not participated were also persecuted in the frenzy. Militia and mobs killed as many as 120 enslaved people and free African Americans in retaliation. There was widespread fear amongst the White population in the aftermath of the rebellion. The rebellion was effectively suppressed within a few days, at Belmont Plantation on the morning of August 23, but Turner survived in hiding for more than 30 days afterward. Led by Nat Turner, the rebels killed between 55 and 65 White people, making it the deadliest slave revolt in U.S. Please also read the site-wide Reddiquette.Nat Turner's Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Please avoid reposting TILs that have already made the front page in the past on YouTube)Īdd or tags to your posts, as necessary. Link to the appropriate start time when referencing videos (e.g. Link to the appropriate heading when referencing an article (particularly on Wikipedia) If you are interested in reading about the TILs on this list use the search box feature and enter the keywords to pull up past TILs.Īvoid mobile versions of websites (e.g.

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