Nat Turner
The black
slave preacher Nat Turner witnessed an annular eclipse of the Sun on February
12th 1831.
It was seen
as a vision from God of a “black angel” overtaking a “white angel”. Turner saw
another astronomical spectacle a naked eye sunspot on August 12th
1831. This all fuelled the possibility of a black slave rebellion.
The rebellion itself began on August 21st
1831 but was quickly crushed and Turner was hanged on November 11th
1831.
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