Record #:

6199

Author(s):

Morris, Charles Edward

Abstract:

The slave revolt led by Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia, in August of 1831, caused 59 white deaths and widespread destruction. Morris describes how the citizens of North Carolina reacted when the news reached them and how the revolt affected slaves at the time and in the ensuing years.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Winter 1981, p29-31, il, por, bibl

Subject(s):

Slavery--Insurrections, etc.; Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee (Raleigh)

Record #:

21278

Author(s):

Morris, Charles Edward

Abstract:

This article examines the circumstances surrounding the slave revolt led by Virginia slave Nat Turner on August 21, 1831, with a particular focus on North Carolinians' reactions to the revolt and the chaos that spread in the days and weeks following the event.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 1, Jan 1985, p29-52, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Southampton Insurrection, 1831