Nat Turner was just like any other ordinary slave who was sold several times to different masters. He always had to leave his family to shift to another plantation for work. The system of slavery was very painful to him he had very little freedom he couldn't legally marry, could travel without his master's permission.
He and his family among with his fellow slaves believed the he was extraordinary and he was chosen by god to do great things for others. On August 22, 1831 he and his fellow slaves would start the attack according to their plan. They started from their own plantation they killed their plantation owners and their family. Next, 1 day they killed 50 white men and they also convinced and inspired other 60 enslaved men to join them. After the governor got to know about the rebellion he sent three thousand military man to stop the rebellion. When the slaves got to know about it they all ran away for their lives separating from the band. The military men had found and captured the men who participated the rebellion and killed them except for Nat Turner. He was found after two months he was hanged and his body was skinned. The white men had also killed other two to three hundred slaves who were not even connected to the rebellion. |
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