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Nat Turner's Rebellion and Its Legacy | Duluth News
On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner ignited a bloody two-day slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, killing 55 whites and over 100 enslaved people—believing he was divinely commanded to strike. The uprising shattered Southern calm, sparking brutal reprisals that killed hundreds more, including the innocent. Turner evaded capture for two months before his execution, but his legacy reverberated across America: it galvanized abolitionists in the North, hardened pro-slavery laws in the South, and deepened the divide that would ignite the Civil War. Virginia rejected emancipation, instead…
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