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Nat Turner

There were a few slave rebellions against slavery, including one led by Nat Turner.

The rebellion resulted in the hanging of about eighteen slaves, including Nat Turner himself.

This work is the primary historical document regarding Nat Turner.

The park is named in honor of Nat Turner and his struggle for freedom.

- What made the South fear a slave named Nat Turner?

In 1831 a new name came to the fore as the most fearful threat to white control, that of Nat Turner (1800-1831).

Some people want it to be more Nat Turner, liberator and hero.

"There are separate black and white folk memories of Nat Turner to this day."

"Who is it that caught and killed Nat Turner?"

Nat Turner thought he was recreating the biblical story when he led a slave revolt in 1831.