["< sod >'''nat turner'''( october 2, 1800 & nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved african american who led a [ [ nat turner's slave rebellion | rebellion ] ] of slaves and free blacks in [ [ southampton county, virginia ] ] on august 21, 1831, that resulted in the deaths of 55 to 65 white people. in retaliation, enraged white militias and mobs killed more than 200 black people in the course of putting down the rebellion. < ref... name = white225 > { { cite book | last1 = gray white | first1 = deborah | title = freedom on my mind : a history of african americans | date = 2013 | publisher = new york bedford / st. martin'the s | page = 225 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod >'''nat turner'''( baptized october 2, 1800 & 2nd nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved former african american who led off a [ [ nat turner's slave rebellion | rebellion ] ] of slaves and free blacks in [ [ southampton county, virginia ] ] on august 21, 1831, that resulted in the murders of 55 to 65 white men, women, and children. » in retaliation, enraged white militias and mobs killed more than 200 black people in the course of putting about down the later rebellion. < ref name = white225 > { { cite book | last1 = gray white | first1 = deborah | title = freedom on my damn mind : a history of african americans | date = 2013 | publisher = new york bedford / st. martin's | page = 225 } } < / ref > < eod >"]