Reformers Of America: Nat Turner By Elizabeth Wilkie Oct 2, 1800 Nat Turner Birth Period: Oct 2, 1800 to Aug 12, 1967 Nat Turner Jan 1, 1809 Benjamin Turner loaned Nat and his mother, along with some other slaves, to work date is unknown Jan 1, 1822 Marries a slave named Cherry date is unknown Jan 31, 1822 After the death of Samuel Turner, Nat, his wife, and his mother are split apart date is unknown May 12, 1828 Nat Turner has a vision which he inteprets as God telling him to lead an uprising of slaves Jul 4, 1831 Date chosen for Nat Turner's rebellion. It was postponed because Turner was sick. Jul 23, 1831 Lloyd Garrison publishes a song encourageing slaves to 'strike for God and vegeance' Aug 22, 1831 The Slave Revolt Begins Aug 23, 1831 The Slave Revolt Ends More than fifty whites were killed Oct 30, 1831 Nat Turner is discovered by Benjamin Phipps and goes to jail Nov 1, 1831 Nat Turner Makes Confession to Attorney Thomas R. Gray Nov 5, 1831 Nat Turner is tried for leading an uprising Nov 11, 1831 Nat Turner is hanged for leading this slave revolt Jan 1, 1960 Turner is made a symbol of "Black Power and social liberation" date and year is unknown, in the 1960's Jan 1, 1967 The Confessions of Nat Turner is published date is unknown
