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1831 - Turner Rebellion

August 21, 1831 - Near North Carolina's border with Virginia, plantation slave Nat Turner leads an armed revolt of his fellow slaves. In this uprising, 50 whites and an untold number of blacks die at each other's hands. Turner and others are captured and put to death. North Carolina will now pass laws to exert more control over slaves. Under the new laws, a slave cannot defend himself, even if his master tries to kill him.

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History Timeline [1]
Antebellum Days 1820-1852 [2]
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200
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Event Date Field: 
Saturday, January 1, 1831
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/antebellum-days-1820-1852