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Nat Turner, the rebel who led America’s only effective and sustained slave revolt

Nat Turner, the rebel who led America’s only effective and sustained slave revolt

Nat Turner was a captive who led a bloody rebellion in August 1831, which prompted an even more violent response from angry Whites in the South. The infamous revolt leader was born on Oct 2, 1800 — and by way of his Ghanaian ancestry — Turner was destined for his path. Born into slavery, Turner’s father…

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