3. Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831)
In August 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved preacher in Virginia, led a revolt that resulted in the deaths of 55 to 65 white individuals. The uprising intensified Southern fears, prompting stricter slave codes and harsher penalties for enslaved people (nmaahc.si.edu). This event paralleled other slave revolts, such as the 1822 Denmark Vesey plot, highlighting the persistent resistance to enslavement.
