Nat Turner Slave Rebellion - One of the most widely known slave revolt leaders was Nat Turner, who was born on Oct. 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia. Throughout his life, Turner had visions leading up to planning a revolt. In one particular vision, he “heard a loud noise in the heavens” that he should “fight against the Serpent” when he received his first sign. In February 1831, he saw an eclipse of the sun and believed this was the sign he was waiting for to carry out his plans. He organized with four other slaves, Henry, Hark, Nelson and Sam. The final sign was when Turner saw the sun transform to a bluish-green color. At 2:00 a.m. on Aug. 21, 1831, they killed the family of his master’s household. They then set out on horseback, eventually gathering a group of 40 and killing at least 55 white people. Turner was eventually found on Oct. 30 before he was sentenced and e...