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Name: Nathaniel Turner
Birth Date: October 2, 1800
Death Date: November 11, 1831
Place of Birth: Southampton County, Virginia, United States
Place of Death: Jerusalem, Virginia, United States
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: abolitionist

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Biography of Nathaniel Turner
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Nathaniel Turner (1800-1831) was a black American who organized and led the most successful slave revolt in the United States. Nat Turner was born a slave on Oct. 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Va. As a child, he exhibited notable leadership qualities...


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Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was a United States slave who led a 1831 slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) 2 Attributed 3 Quotes about Nat Turner 4 External...


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The Washington Post
Nat Turner: No Hero
09/22/1999: 303 words, approx. 1 pages
It has been said that one person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist. Still, I am baffled by anyone who makes a hero out of Nat Turner, who led a band of black slaves on a bloody rampage in Southampton County, Va., on Aug....
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Black Renaissance
The Capture And Trial Of Nat Turner
01/01/2006: 4,422 words, approx. 15 pages
An excerpt from the book: A Mystic Chord Resonates Today: The Nat Turner Insurrection Trials A religious prophet and his band of followers commit the bloodiest massacre on American soil, beheading victims in the process. Agents of the government go after them without...
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Gov. 'pardons' Gabriel's Rebellion slave
8/31/2007: 286 words, approx. 1 pages
Gabriel Prosser, who was hanged for leading a failed slave revolt in 1800, has won a symbolic gubernatorial pardon.Prosser and 34 supporters were executed in Richmond on Aug. 30, 1800, after two slaves revealed the planned uprising in Richmond, known as Gabriel's Rebellion.In an informal...
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Kurt Vonnegut tops in public's heart
11/16/2007: 775 words, approx. 3 pages
Within the past year, three of the most famous authors to emerge after World War II have died: Norman Mailer, Kurt Vonnegut and William Styron. Their deaths all resulted in front-page stories, lengthy appreciations and ongoing discussions about their place in American letters.No writer was...
 


 

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