Wars, politics & history

Nat Turner's slave rebellion

August 1831

Slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. It took place in August 1831 in what is now the United States. It was part of timeline of events leading to the American Civil War and slave rebellions in the United States. Those involved included Nat Turner.

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