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Happy Birthday
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The Life of Nat Turner
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Nat Turner ran away from his owners brother, Samuel Turner, and hid in the woods for thirty days before going back after recieving a sign from god.
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Turner was sold to Joseph Travis, who he would initially kill during his revolt.
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Turner took a solar eclipse as a sign to stand up for slaves, which was the basis of his revolt.
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Turner and his goup of 40 to 50 men, killed about 55 white men, women, and children in the revolt against white slave owners.
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After the revolt, Turner hid in the woods for 30 days before being captured and initally hung.
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Worst Day Ever
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A known abolitionist, William Llyod Garrison, wrote a newspaper article titled "The Liberator" supporting Turner's actions.
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Turner's actions notified many people on the abolitionist movement in the north.
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Turner was the basis of William Styron's 1967 Pulitzer Prize winning book "The Confessions Of Nat Turner"