jan 1, 1831 - Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831) - involves many slaves in Virginia, 60 whites killed --> Turner & other slaves were caught & executed (other innocent slaves were killed as well) !!>> As a result, ANY talk of abolishing slavery in the South ENDED; made slaveholders more defensive abt slavery & non-slaveholders more critical of slavery)
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jan 1, 1831
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~ 195 years ago