✊🏿#ArtIsAWeapon #Artwork: Portrait of Nat Turner with the Head of his Master, 2011 #Artist: @kerryjamesmarshs #KerryJamesMarshall VIA @eji_org On this day in history - Nov 11, 1831 - Nat Turner was Hanged; Hundreds of Black People Later Killed By White Mobs Angry About Slave Revolt On November 11, 1831, after a rushed trial and conviction, an enslaved Black man named Nat Turner was hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia, after being convicted of leading a revolt against his enslavers. On August 21, 1831, Mr. Turner led a group of Black people in a revolt against slavery. Other enslaved Black people joined the uprising and Mr. Turner's troops grew to 60 to 70 people who fought white enslavers before being defeated by a militia. Many of Mr. Turner's followers were killed or captured immediately but Mr. Turner escaped and evaded searchers for weeks before being captured on October 30, 1831. Enslavers and defenders of slavery throughout Virginia wanted Nat Turner and all who participated in the revolt harshly punished as an example to others who might be inspired by his efforts. At least 18 Black participants in the uprising were executed along with Nat Turner. Read more: https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/nov/11 #NatTurner #BlackSuperheroes #Revolt #BlackLiberation #BlackArtists #BlackGirlArtGeeks https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1tmcds4ga/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
