Nat Turner and The Slave Rebellion of 1831
Nat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831 is a watershed event in America's history of racial conflict, and a foreshadow of things to come in the outbreak of the Civil War. This groundbreaking documentary tells the story of that violent confrontation and its impact on the still relatively new nation. It also delves into the rise of this legendary story, and ways it has been re-told.
Nat Turner's slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831 is a watershed event in America's history of racial conflict, and a foreshadow of things to come in the outbreak of the Civil War. This groundbreaking documentary tells the story of that violent confrontation and its impact on the still relatively new nation. It also delves into the rise of this legendary story, and ways it has been re-told.
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