Bibliograph

Nat Turner's slave rebellion, Ellis Roxburgh

Type

Label

Nat Turner's slave rebellion, Ellis Roxburgh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nat Turner's slave rebellion

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1995876231

Responsibility statement

Ellis Roxburgh

Series statement

Rebellions, revolts, and uprisings

Summary

Nathaniel "Nat" Turner was a black slave who led a rebellion in the American South in the summer of 1831. A charismatic leader, Turner gathered about 75 slaves to his cause. By the time the insurrection was suppressed, more than 100 were dead, and Turner was hanged. In the aftermath, laws were passed to prevent the education of slaves and a deeper schism opened between abolitionists and slaveholders. The rebellion was truly a harbinger of the bloody events to come. This significant story of pre-Civil War America is the focus of this comprehensive volume, a valuable support for social studies curricula

Target audience

juvenile

Classification