Scores of enslaved and free black people participated in the rebellion.ĭuring the rebellion as many as 65 whites may have been killed, and possibly 200 blacks. It is one of the most well known slave rebellions in the history of the United States. Sunday will mark the 192st anniversary of the Nat Turner Rebellion, also known as the Southampton Insurrection which began on August 21,1831 in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner Park was officially opened in July of 2009. The event is free and open to the public. The entrance to the park is located at the intersection of Muhammad Ali Avenue and Jeliff Avenue. The history of their resistance is a source of inspiration for our continuing struggle for liberation,” he said. “Nat Turner fought back and so did many other heroic black men and women. We fought back in Africa, we fought back on the slave ships, and we fought back on plantations throughout the United States and the western hemisphere,” he said. Those who refuse to do this are refusing to teach the truth,” he said. However, it is an essential part of the historical record that must be taught. “Black people’s resistance to slavery is often omitted, glossed over, or minimized. “This is absolutely necessary because failure to do this helps to perpetuate the lie that the enslaved accepted their condition and that slavery was a benign system that was beneficial to black people,” Hamm stated. “We hold this observance of Nat Turner’s Rebellion every year because we believe it is extremely important to remember those people among the enslaved who resisted and fought not only to free themselves but sought to overthrow and destroy the evil system of slavery in the United States,” stated Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress. It is sponsored by the The People’s Organization for Progress (POP) and the Friends of Nat Turner Park. The 14th annual observance of the Nat Turner Slave Rebellion will be held today, Monday, August 21, 2023, 5:00 pm at Nat Turner Park, 171 Muhammad Ali Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. NAT TURNER SLAVE REBELLION OBSERVANCE TODAY THE PEOPLES ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRESS (POP)
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