aug 21, 1831 - Nat Turner's
Slave Rebellion
Description:
In August of 1831, Virginia slave got 4 other people from the plantation and planned an insurrection on the white man.
He will secretly plan a revolt. In the middle of the night, he and his 4 others will start killing all the white people they can find. Eventually, 60 slaves will join to kill as many people as possible.
They target women and children especially. They were special. This will cause a huge reaction, right?
They kill 60 people in 2 days. They will go plantation to plantation.
The white plantation owners gather their own group and kill 30-ish people. Not Nat Turner. Nat Turner goes to trial and is executed.
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