Rebel l io n Pr o ph et

ner was a Black American slave who became a preacher and made history as the leader of one of the bloodiest enslaved revolts in America on August 21, 1831 On this day Turner and his supporters began a revolt against white owners with the killing of his owner, the Travis family.

Following the insurrection, Turner hid for six weeks, but he was eventually caught and later hanged. The incident ended the emancipation movement in that region and led to even harsher laws against the enslaved. While Turner became an icon of the 1960s Black Power Movement, others have criticized him for using violence as a means of demanding change.

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Turner was an educated minister