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Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden

Published: Aug. 22, 2021, 1:06 p.m.

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It\\u2019s August 22nd. This day in 1831, Nathaniel \\u201cNat\\u201d Turner is leading a rebellion in Southampton, Virginia \\u2014 what would become perhaps the most famous slave revolt in the Antebellum South. But there\\u2019s a hidden story.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Vanessa Holden of the University of Kentucky to discuss how it was the larger community in Southampton, particularly women, who made the rebellion possible.

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Vanessa is the author of Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner's Community \\u2014 find it wherever you get your books!

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