Want to listen to an audio-only version of this lecture? Listen now on Soundcloud. The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. He is an associate professor of history at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. Breen is the author of The Land Shall Be Deluged in Blood: A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt. Examining the terrible choices faced by slaves and also the deep disagreements among whites about how to respond to the rebels, this lecture will discuss new ways of thinking about Nat Turner, his revolt, Southampton County, and even American slavery itself. Within two days, whites reestablished control over Southampton County. The rebels swept through Southampton Country recruiting slaves to their rank and killing nearly five dozen whites, more than had ever been killed in any slave revolt in history of the United States. On August 21, 1831, seven men launched what would come to be known as the Nat Turner Revolt. Breen delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Revolt and Repression: Reconsidering the Nat Turner Slave Revolt.” Led by Nat Turner, the rebels killed between 55 and 65 White people, making it the deadliest slave revolt in U.S. history and led to a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the movement, assembly and education of enslaved peoples.On November 10, 2016, Patrick H. Nat Turners Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Turner’s rebellion was the largest revolt of enslaved people in U.S. On November 11, he was hanged in Jerusalem. On the evening of August 2122, 1831, an enslaved preacher and self-styled prophet named Nat Turner launched the most deadly slave revolt in the history of the United States. Turner himself was not captured until the end of October, and after confessing without regret to his role in the bloodshed, he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. In the aftermath of the rebellion, scores of African Americans were lynched, though many of them had not participated in the revolt. Only a few miles from Jerusalem, Turner and all his followers were dispersed, captured, or killed. Locals resisted the rebels, and then the state militia-consisting of some 3,000 men-crushed the rebellion. Aptheker revealed Turners heroism, demonstrating how his rebellion was rooted in resistance to the exploitative conditions of the Southern slave system. Turner planned to capture the county armory at Jerusalem, Virginia, and then march 30 miles to Dismal Swamp, where his rebels would be able to elude their pursuers.ĭuring the next two days and nights, Turner and 75 followers rampaged through Southampton County, killing about 60 white people. CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 32 Nat Turner Rebellion Premium High Res Photos Browse 32 nat turner rebellion photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Apthekers masters thesis, a study of the 1831 Nat Turner slave revolt in Virginia, laid the groundwork for his future work on the history of American slave revolts. With seven followers, Turner set off across the countryside, hoping to rally hundreds of enslaved people to join his insurrection. On August 21, 1831, he initiated his uprising by slaughtering Joseph Travis, his owner, and Travis’ family. It ignited a culture of fear in Virginia that eventually spread to the rest of the South, and is said to have expedited the coming of the Civil War. The local authorities stopped the uprising by dawn the. In the early hours of August 22, 1831, a slave named Nat Turner led more than fifty followers in a bloody revolt in Southampton, Virginia, killing nearly 60 white people, mostly women and children. Turner, an enslaved man and educated minister, believed that he was chosen by God to lead his people out of slavery. Nat Turners Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Nat Turners rebellion was one of the bloodiest and most effective in American history. Applications are now open for the Gettysburg CollegeGilder Lehrman MA in American History. Nat Turner, the leader of a bloody revolt of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia, is hanged in Jerusalem, the county seat, on November 11, 1831.
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