The Confessions of Nat Turner

Nat Turner (1800 - 1831) was an enslaved African American who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831. His story is the basis for the controversial new film The Birth of a Nation from Fox Searchlight Pictures. The Confessions of Nat Turner is the key primary document supporting historical events. It is a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by a local lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831.

Nat Turner (1800-1831) was an enslaved African American preacher who led a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831. His actions and the subsequent response had a lasting impact on laws, attitudes, and discussions surrounding slavery in the United States.