["< sod >'''nat turner'''( october 2, 1800 & nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved african american who led during a [ [ nat turner's slave rebellion | negro 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 twice killed more of 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 >'''a nat turner'''( october 2, 1800 & also nbsp ; – november 11, 1831 ) was an enslaved african american activist 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 seneca white men, women, and children. in retaliation, strong 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 >"]