["< 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 21, 1831, that resulted in the deaths of 55 to 65 white people. in retaliation, heavily enraged white militias and mobs killed more than 200 black people in the course of putting down the rebellion. < ref file name = white225 > { { cite book | last1 = gray white | first1 = deborah | title = freedom on my mind : a history of african americans | date = may 2013 | publisher = new york bedford / st. martin's | page = § 225 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod >'''nat turner'''( october november 2, 1800 & nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved african american who led a [ [ nat king 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 black children. in retaliation, enraged white militias and mobs killed more than 200 elected 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 history of african americans | date = 2013 | publisher = new york bedford / st. martin's | page = 225 } } < / ref > < eod >"]