The success of Nat Turner's Rebellion
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Who is Nat Turner?
Nat Turner was a 31 year old enslaved man who led a enslaved people Rebellion on August 21, 1831. It is known as the deadliest and bloodiest Slave Revolt. Nat Turner was an educated minister. Turner was allowed to read and write. It is estimated only 10% of Enslaved people were literate.
Turner preached the bible to fellow enslaved people. He was known as “The Prophet”. Turner claimed he received messages from God through visions and nature.
“It is evil to keep these people in bondage, yet they cannot be freed. They must be educated! To free these people without education and with the prejudice that presently exists against them would be a ghastly crime.” - Nat Turner
What is a Slave Rebellion?
- An uprising of enslaved people
- Fighting for their freedom
- Normally armed slaves
- Happens in all societies that practice racism
“Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer.” - Nat Turner
- Nat Turner always prioritized freedom and the well-being of him and his people around him
Nat Turner's Rebellion
On August 21st, 1831 at 2am Nat Turner and six Enslaved people commenced their attack. Their plan was to move plantation to plantation in Southampton and kill every white person in their way.
Turner started on his own plantation and murdered his Master and family. In the next 23 hours Turner recruited 50-60 enslaved people and moved through 11 different plantations. Nat Turner and his followers killed nearly 60 white people, mostly women and children.
The Sentence
Nat Turner managed to escape the police for nearly two months before he was captured. Nat Turner was captured near a Dismal Swamp Area accidentally by a farmer named Benjamin Phipps
On November 5, Nat Turner was tried in the Southampton County Court and sentenced to execution. He was hanged, and then skinned, on November 11. Turner during his confession when caught said he had no regret in his actions.
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Why Is This Important In History?
Nat Turner’s rebellion ignited something that Virginia has never faced, it spread fear that eventually even reached the South. This has been said to have sped up the process of the Civil War. His rebellion even led to the passage of a new series of laws. Virginia even thought about ending slavery but instead they chose to give even harsher penalties to all African Americans, free or not.
References
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Petry, A. L. (ed.). (2003). The Confessions of Nat Turner. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/turner/turner.html
● Bill of Rights Institute. (n.d.). Nat Turner’s Rebellion.
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/nat-turners-rebellion
● NCpedia. (n.d.). Nat Turner’s Rebellion.
https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/nat-turners-rebellion.
● History. (2010, March 4). Nat Turner.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/nat-turner.
● The Nat Turner Project. (n.d.). The Documents.
https://www.natturnerproject.org/the-documents.
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