Nathanial “Nat” Turner was an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people on August 21, 1831. His action set off a massacre of up to 200 Black people and a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of enslaved people.
Nat Turner was an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people. His significance was destroying the white Southern myth that slaves were actually happy with their lives or too docile to undertake a violent rebellion.
They used it for better tools and weaponry which in turn led to better crop yield and stronger weapons. They also used it for chariots to strengthen the joints in some areas