Nat Turner was born in South Hampton, Virginia on October 2, 1800. Nat the son of slaves, was property of Benjamin Turnema prosperous plantation owner. Nat’s mother and grandmother had been brought to America from Africa and had a deep hatred of slavery.
Nat grew up sharing his mother’s view of slavery. Taught to read by his masters son, Nat developed deep religious beliefs and courage by his parents, gradually began to believe that God had chosen him to lead his people out of slavery.
In 1831 Turner was sold to Joseph Travis. In February of that
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