![]() Public curiosity has been on the stretch to understand the origin and progress of this dreadful conspiracy, and the motives which influences its diabolical actors. It is the first instance in our history of an open rebellion of the slaves, and attended with such atrocious circumstances of cruelty and destruction, as could not fail to leave a deep impression, not only upon the minds of the community where this fearful tragedy was wrought, but throughout every portion of our country, in which this population is to be found. The late insurrection in Southampton has greatly excited the public mind, and led to a thousand idle, exaggerated and mischievous reports. Gray, met Nat Turner in prison and recorded his account of the slave rebellion in August, 1831. ▲ Main Article ▲ Primary Sources (1) Thomas R. By Despotism, his name has been recorded on the list of infamy, but future generations will number him upon the noble and brave." Garnet: "The patriotic Nathaniel Turner was goaded to desperation by wrong and injustice. Nat Turner was executed on 11th November, 1831. Turner went into hiding but was captured six weeks later. In retaliation, more than a hundred innocent slaves were killed. Over 3,000 members of the state militia were sent to deal with Turner's gang, and they were soon defeated. Turner had hoped this his action would cause a massive slave uprising but only 75 joined his rebellion. Over 3,000 members of the state militia were sent to deal with Turner's rebellion, and they were soon defeated. The murder of this family, five in number, was the work of a moment, not one of them awoke there was a little infant sleeping in a cradle, that was forgotten, until we had left the house and gone some distance, when Henry and Will returned and killed it we got here, four guns that would shoot, and several old muskets, with a pound or two of powder." In all, about 50 white people were killed during the rebellion. ![]() Travis shared the same fate, as she lay in bed. On which, armed with a hatchet, and accompanied by Will, I entered my master's chamber, it being dark, I could not give a death blow, the hatchet glanced from his head, he sprang from the bed and called his wife, it was his last word, Will laid him dead, with a blow of his axe, and Mrs. "It was then observed that I must spill the first blood. However, it wasn't until August 21st that Turner and about seven other slaves killed Travis and his family to launch his rebellion. In February 1831, an eclipse of the sun convinced Turner that this was a supernatural sign from God to start an insurrection. Nat Turner, a slave owned by Joseph Travis of Southampton County, Virginia, believed that he had been chosen by God to lead a slave rebellion. ![]()
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