Today is the 180th anniversary of the rebellion led by Nat Turner in Southampton, Virginia. Nat Turner, a slave himself, led the revolt which killed about sixty white people. With the suppression of the revolt, 100 African Americans died. Authorities would later hang 16 more.
For more information, check out these resources...
Nat Turner Slave Insurrection, American Memory, Library of Congress
The Confessions of Nat Turner, Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, VA., American Memory, Library of Congress
Nat Turner's Rebellion: To Rebel and Make Insurrection, The Library of Virginia
DocumentsRelated to Nat Turner's Rebellion, The Library of Virginia
Sonnet Ireland
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