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Widener University: The Nat Turner Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nat Turner Project is a digital archive of primary source materials related to the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion, beginning with the experiences and living conditions of slaves prior to the revolt. The archive houses newspaper articles,...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Nat Turner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Nat Turner led the largest slave uprising the South would see until the Civil War. The infamy of the event has led to multiple interpretations of Turner as a historical figure. By sourcing and...
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Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: Nat Turner Rebellion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, young scholars examine the impact Nat Turner's Rebellion had on how enslaved and free African Americans were treated in Virginia.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rebellions on and Off the Plantation

For Students 5th - 8th
Slaves resisted their bondage in many ways. Read about the revolts planned and executed by Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner, the southern reactions to those revolts, and the ways slaves individually resisted their enslavement.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: African Americans in the British New World: Slave Codes

For Students 5th - 8th
Resistance and even rebellion of slaves resulted in colonies enacting laws regarding the actions of slaves. Read about some of the slave codes and what they prohibited.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Nat Turner

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Nat Turner, a black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion (August 1831) in U.S. history. Spreading terror throughout the white South, his action set off a...