Spurred on by a solar eclipse, on August 21, 1831,
Spurred on by a solar eclipse, on August 21, 1831, this religious fanatic escaped from Joseph Travis and was not captured until six weeks later, after which he was tried and hanged in Jerusalem. In the meantime, he led a mob in killing sixty whites before being captured by the Virginia militia. FTP, name this leader of the only successful American slave revolt.
Spurred on by a solar eclipse, on August 21, 1831, this religious fanatic escaped from Joseph Travis and was not captured until six weeks later, after which he was tried and hanged in Jerusalem.
Nat {Turner} [Moderator’s Note: The Jerusalem referred to is in Virginia.]