Nat Turner's slave rebellion

(Wikipedia) - Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia during August 1831. Over 50 people were reported killed. It lasted only a few days before being put down, but leader Nat Turner remained in hiding for several months afterwards.
In the aftermath, both participants and non-participants were punished. New laws across the South blocked literacy for free blacks and mulattoes, as well as slaves. Continued