As a slave, Nat Turner could not be a citizen at all. He tried to lead a slave rebellion, failed, was caught and executed. read more
As a slave, Nat Turner could not be a citizen at all. He tried to lead a slave rebellion, failed, was caught and executed. The rebellion was not a complete failure, however, because it helped to destroy the fiction promoted by southerners that slaves were content with their lot, and that it would not be in their best interest to abolish slavery. read more
Document of the confessions of Nat Turner, the leader of the last insurrection in Southampton, Virginia USA November 5 1831. American slave leader Nat Turner and his companions are shown in a wooded area, 1831. read more