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The most famous instance of violent slave rebellion in the antebellum South occurred in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. Led by Nat Turner, a group of 70 slaves murdered approximately 60 whites during a 24 hour period.
In retaliation, Southern whites killed over 100 African Americans -- some rebels, others innocent victims. When the rebellion faded, Turner fled to the woods, but he was captured and subsequently hanged. |