The Nat Turner Rebellion was the most renowned slave revolt in U.S. history, and the first uprising during which whites were killed. The rebellion broke out in Virginia and spread to nearby counties. The rebellion was led by Nat Turner, and broke out in Virginia on August 21, 1831. It lasted for almost two days, until August 23, 1831. It resulted in the deaths of about sixty white masters and at least one hundred black deaths. Nat Turner's supporters in the rebellion mostly came from Southampton County, Virginia. Turner was convicted, sentenced to death and hanged. Following the uprising, 56 blacks were accused of joining Turner's slave revolt. Two hundred blacks were beaten and murdered by militia and mobs of white residents who reacted violently to the rebellion.
