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Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (died 1831)

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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.
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October 2

Day of the year

October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.
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