Nathaniel, known as Nat Turner, born October 2, 1800, and hanged November 11, 1831, is an African-American slave. In 1831, he led an uprising in Southampton County, Virginia. This bloody slave uprising led to even more bloody repression, both legal and illegal, and to the emergence of new laws in the southern states that were even more restrictive for slaves.ChildhoodNat Turner was born in Southampton County where he’ll stay for the rest of his life. It’s n...