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Early Life

Turner was born on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner, who allowed him to be instructed in reading, writing, and religion. Sold three times in his childhood and hired out to John Travis (1820s), he became a fiery preacher and leader of enslaved Africans on Benjamin Turner’s plantation and in his Southampton County neighborhood, claiming that he was chosen by God to lead them from bondage.

Did you know? Fifty-six Black people accused of participating in Nat Turner's rebellion were executed, and more than 200 others were beaten by angry mobs or white militias.

Insurrection

Believing in signs and hearing divine voices, Turner was convinced by an eclipse of the sun (1831) that the time to rise up had come, and he enlisted the help of four other enslaved men in the area. An insurrection was planned, aborted, and rescheduled for August 21,1831, when he and six others killed the Travis family, managed to secure arms and horses, and enlisted about 75 other enslaved people in a large but disorganized insurrection that resulted in the murder of an estimated 55 w

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Nat Turner

(1800-1831)

Who Was Nat Turner?

Nat Turner was an enslaved person who became a preacher and made history as the leader of one of the bloodiest enslaved revolts in America on August 21, 1831. Following the insurrection, Turner hid for six weeks, but he was eventually caught and later hanged. The incident ended the emancipation movement in that region and led to even harsher laws against the enslaved. While Turner became an icon of the 1960s Black power movement, others have criticized him for using violence as a means of demanding change.

Early Life

Turner was born on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia, on the plantation of Benjamin Turner. His mother was named Nancy, but nothing is known about his father. Turner’s owner, Benjamin, allowed him to be instructed in reading, writing and religion.

As a small child, Turner was thought to have some special talent because he could describe things that happened before he was even born. Some even remarked that he "surely would be a prophet," according to his later confession. His mother and grand

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The day Nat Turner was born

Nat Turner was born in October 2,1800 in Southampton County,Va.His parents were Nancy Turner and Benjamin Turner.Also Nat was born into slavery.
In 1821 Nat Turner ran away from his owner and he returned 30 days later. Nat had a dream and he had voices told him to go back to his owner. After he returned some time later his owner died and got sold to a guy named Thomas Moore.
Nat Turner was sold four different times to plantation owners.During July fourth Turner fell ill with a disease that almost killed him but he survived the illness.Turner was very mistreated slave was always getting beat because he kept running away and coming back so he got beat he got beated up almost 10 times a day.
In 1831 there was a rebellion that had a bunch of people including Nat Turner and the event lasted 2 days August 21-23.A total of death was outstanding 55-65 people died in two days.The way it ended Nat Turner was hanged in 1831.The name of the rebellion was Nat Turner.
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