Historedia
Episode 4 of 4

Trial and Execution

When
November 5–11, 1831
Where
Jerusalem, Virginia
Part of
Nat Turner's slave rebellion breaks out in Southampton County

Turner was tried on November 5, 1831, for insurrection and hanged in Jerusalem on November 11, 1831.

Turner was tried on November 5, 1831, for "conspiring to rebel and making insurrection" and was convicted and sentenced to death. He was hanged on Friday, November 11, 1831, in the county seat of Jerusalem, Virginia.

Sources

  1. Nat Turner Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Nat Turner's Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12

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