What the records say
- When
- Aug 1831
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 36.77° N, 77.16° W
- Description
- slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831
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, United States, in August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, the rebels, made up of enslaved African Americans, killed an estimated 55 White people, making it the deadliest slave revolt in U.S. history.
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