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<p><b>A bold new interpretation of Nat Turner and the slave rebellion that stunned the American South</b><br><br>In 1831 Virginia, Nat Turner led a band of Southampton County slaves in a rebellion that killed fifty-five whites, mostly women and children. After more than two months in hiding, Turner was captured, and quickly convicted and executed. <i>In the Matter of Nat Turner</i> penetrates the historical caricature of Turner as befuddled mystic and self-styled Baptist preacher to recover the
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- Author
- Christopher L Tomlins
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691198668
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Historical Fiction, Social History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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