Nat Turner

CTL-E-1563 · Person · other · 1830s

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Enslaved carpenter and preacher who led the August 1831 Southampton County rebellion, the deadliest enslaved uprising in Virginia history; executed November 11, 1831.

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Also known as: Nathaniel Turner

Relationships

Nat Turner’s Rebellion — initiated
Nat Turner planned and led the August 1831 Southampton County rebellion.
Southampton County, Virginia — from
Nat Turner was born in Southampton County, Virginia.
Thomas R. Gray — related to
Attorney Thomas R. Gray interviewed Turner in the Southampton County jail and published The Confessions of Nat Turner.

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