The Boston Globe

‘Nat Turner, Black Prophet’ places the iconic Black rebel in his religious context

In August 1831, on the edge of the Dismal Swamp, the Mid-Atlantic coastal region where the states of Virginia and North Carolina meet, Nat Turner entered the pantheon of American charismatic heroes.
New York Sun

Nat Turner, Prophet of the Most Successful American Slave Revolt, Doing God’s Work

In August 1831, a slave, Methodist preacher, and prophet named Nat Turner led the only successful slave revolt in American history, one that left 55 white men, women, and children dead in a two-day ...
KPFA

A History of Nat Turner’s Slave Revolt

Guest: Gregory P. Downs is a history professor at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of several books including his latest, in collaboration with Anthony E. Kaye (1962-2017), Nat ...
The Roanoke Times

Nat Turner, leader of a violent Virginia slave uprising, will be honored on new emancipation statue in Richmond

A state commission planning an anti-slavery monument in downtown Richmond voted Wednesday to include Nat Turner, the leader of a bloody 1831 slave uprising in Southampton County, among a group of 10 ...
Rolling Stone

Watch Tom Morello’s Video for Nat Turner-Inspired Song ‘You Belong to Me’

Tom Morello draws parallels between slavery and the police state on his new song “You Belong to Me,” which the guitarist released Friday along with a music video for the track. “Our present is ...