Yes, Virginia and America, There Was a Nat Turner and Revolters of the Despicable, Peculiar Institution of Slavery

Events of August 21-22, 1831

Historical References

The Evening Post
New York, New York
Mon, Aug 29, 1831 · Page 2

Roanoke Advocate
Halifax, North Carolina
Thu, Sep 15, 1831 · Page 2

The Kansas City StarKansas City, Missouri 18 Jul 1885, Sat • Page 4

Brantley Association Southampton County Project

The Confessions of Nat Turner…|UNC-CH

Exclusive: Inside the Quest to Return Nat Turner’s Skull to His Family

A GUIDE TO THE BENJAMIN TURNER WILL, INVENTORY, AND APPRAISEMENT, 1810-1812

A Guide to a Speech and Photographs Relating to Nat Turner’s “Insurrection” by Archival Resources of the Virginias

It’s been 190 years since Nat Turner’s Rebellion. Brutal mysteries remain unsolved.|The Virginian-Pilot|August 21, 2021

Library of Virginia Chancery Court Case: 1851| Harriet Whitehead v. EXRS of Nathaniel Francis, Nathaniel Francis

Library of Virginia Death or Liberty Documents

Nat Turner in Jerusalem | New York Theatre Workshop

The Nat Turner Library

The Nat Turner Project|Digital Archive

Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831
A Spotlight on a Primary Source by Nelson Allyn

Nat Turner’s Rebellion Bill of Rights Institute Entry

Nat Turner’s Revolt (1831) Encyclopedia Virginia Entry

Nat Turner Revolt: Friendship Between Descendants of Opposite Sides

Searching for Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia by Marquaysa Battle|Demetria Lucas

Verbatim Record of Nat Turner’s Trial|Famous Trials

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Nottoway Reservation – The Circle and Square

The Declaration of Independence|National Archives

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

1831: Year of the Eclipse| Louis P. Masur

Total Solar Eclipse 2017| NASA

Site of Nat Turner Rebellion| Virginia.org

Nat Turner Story Quilts by Stephen Towns

A Guide to a Speech and Photographs Relating to Nat Turner’s “Insurrection” by Archival Resources of the Virginias

The Birth of a Nation (2016) IMDb

Nat Turner|The History Channel | Stock Getty Images

Nat Turner’s Bible Gave the Enslaved Rebel the Resolve to Rise Up| Smithsonian Magazine