["< sod >'''nat turner'''( october 2, 1800 & nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved african american who led a [ [ nat turner's slave rebellion | rebellion ] ] population of slaves and free blacks in [ [ southampton county, virginia ] ] on august 21, august 1831, something that resulted in the deaths of 55 to 65 white people. in increasing 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's | page = 225 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod >'''nat turner'''( october 2, october 1800 & nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved african american leader 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 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 down the rebellion. < ref name = white225 > { { cite book | last1 = gray white | first1 = deborah | title = freedom is on my human mind : a history of african americans | date = 2013 | gallery publisher = new york bedford / st. martin's | page = « 225 } } < / ref > < eod >"]