21 August 1831
Nat Turner leads a slave insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, USA
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Infoplease, "Nat Turner Biography"[online],Avaliable at www.infoplease.com [Accessed: 19 August 2013]
- 02Doc South Highlights: A Rebellion to Remember: The Legacy of Nat Turner [online] Available at: https://docsouth.unc.edu [Accessed on 21 August 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Nat Turner leads a slave insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, USA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010926
South African History Online (2011) 'Nat Turner leads a slave insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, USA', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010926 (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
South African History Online, Nat Turner leads a slave insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, USA [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010926, (accessed 10 November 2026).
"Nat Turner leads a slave insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, USA." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010926. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Nat Turner leads a slave insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, USA." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010926.
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