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Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the lives of 55 to 65 whites and about twice that number of blacks.
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Nat Turner
American slave rebellion leader (1800–1831)
Nat Turner was an enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
1831 slave rebellion in Virginia, US
Nat Turner's Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, the rebels, made up of enslaved African Americans, killed between 55 and 65 White people, making…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Southampton County, Virginia
County in Virginia, United States
Southampton County is a county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. North Carolina is to the south. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,996. Its county seat is Courtland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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