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University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: The Confessions of Nat Turner

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries, this site provides the complete "Confessions of Nat Turner" complete with images of the original pages published of the confession.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Responses to Slavery: Nat Turner's Rebellion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about two major slave rebellions, one involving thousands and one just a few men. Denmark Vesey planned his rebellion in 1822, and nine years later, Nat Turned executed his. Find out the results of each. [PDF]
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Other

Uncut Black Experience: Turner's Confession

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the confession of Nat Turner, leader of a bloody slave revolt.
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Handout
Library of Virginia

Death or Liberty: Nat Turner's Rebellion: To Rebel and Make Insurrection

For Students 9th - 10th
A library resource providing details on this famous insurrection of slaves in 1831.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rebellions on and Off the Plantation

For Students 5th - 8th
Slaves resisted their bondage in many ways. Read about the revolts planned and executed by Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner, the southern reactions to those revolts, and the ways slaves individually resisted their enslavement.
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Handout
American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Trigger Events of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A list with descriptions of the major events that led up to the outbreak of the Civil War.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: African Americans in the British New World: Slave Codes

For Students 5th - 8th
Resistance and even rebellion of slaves resulted in colonies enacting laws regarding the actions of slaves. Read about some of the slave codes and what they prohibited.