Steps: 2,548,876
Miles: 1067.41
Courtland Virginia's only claim to fame, it seems, is it was the setting for the Nat Turner trial and execution. And who was Nat Turner?
Nat Turner, (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an American slave whose slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, was the most remarkable instance of black resistance to enslavement in the antebellum southern United States. Before Nat and his brigade of rebels met resistance at the hands of a white militia, 57 white men, women and children had been killed.
Nat eluded capture until October 30 when he was discovered hiding in a cave and then taken to court. On November 5, 1831, Nat was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. He was hanged on November 11 in Jerusalem, Virginia, now known as Courtland, Virginia. His body was then flayed, beheaded and quartered.
They certainly didn't believe in years of appeals back then. "Cruel and Unusual" punishment didn't mean what it does today either - I guess they really wanted to make sure he was dead.
Slavery was an ugly thing -
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2 comments:
Aint that the truth...
I agree completely!
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