1. Nat Turner’s Rebellion
While Nat Turner’s Rebellion almost faced same consequences as the Stono Rebellion, it is considered as an important event in history, it being the reason of the death of a massive number of black slaves than any other slave war in the United States. Like Cato, Nat Turner, an educated black slave in the state of Virginia led one of the most dreadful uprisings of the slaves. Being a religious person, Nat supported his prophetic visions of slave revolts and initiated the rebellion on the solar eclipse of August 21, 1831. Along with his group of followers of about 70 black slaves, he killed several white people with sharp weapons like knives and clubs. Most of the rebellions were either murdered in the hunt led by the military or were hanged after being executed. But what followed is perhaps the most tragic incident in the pages of history. Hysteria ran through every lane of Southampton County, and innocent black slaves were brutally killed by the angry white mob, people, and soldiers. After the revolt was put to an end and as many as 300 black slaves (including the rebellions) killed, laws were passed to restrict black slaves from education to prevent the rise of another Nat Turner.
