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Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Nat Turner

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[Free Registration/Login Required] Nat Turner led the largest slave uprising the South would see until the Civil War. The infamy of the event has led to multiple interpretations of Turner as a historical figure. By sourcing and corroborating accounts, students consider whether Turner was a hero or a madman.

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