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was born on October 2, 1800 as property of a small plantation owner in Southampton, Virginia. His mother strongly hated slavery, and this hate was passed down to Nat. In his early twenties he was sold to a neighboring farm. He was sold again in 1831 to the Jos ....

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.... On October 24th, an armed militia and local forces totaling over 3000 men cam to challenge Turner and the 75 slaves that supported his efforts. This force encountered Turner’s force a few miles outside of Jerusalem. Most of Turner’s force was killed or captured, however, many other innocent slaves and free blacks were killed in the confusion that followed. While Turner’s rebellion was put down on the 24th, Turner himself was able to elude the militia and other white for just over six weeks! Once he was captured, he was tried, convicted, and hung. While Turner’s rebellion was apparently a failure, he was able to convince whites in the Sout ....