Nat Turner's Rebellion

Movements and Resistance

By: Shawn Pryor

Narrated by: uncredited

Nat Turner, an enslaved black man, believed he was chosen by God to battle against the evils of slavery. Driven by visions, Turner banded with six others, and on August 22, 1831, his rebellion began with attacks at plantations in Southampton, Virginia. As he and his group moved from plantation to plantation, dozens of enslaved men joined them. Finally, the local militia put an end to their movement, arresting and hanging many of the men involved.

Nat Turner’s rebellion deepened the divide between Americans who wanted to abolish slavery and those who wanted to protect it, setting the groundwork for the American Civil War.

©2020 Shawn Pryor, Silvio dB (P)2024 Capstone Publishers, Inc.

Very Informative

Very easy to listen to and understand. I was able to share this with others. He was a very brave young man.