Papers, 1816-1836.
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Dipper, John, 1778-1836
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John Dipper was born a slave in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1778. In 1816, he was manumitted at the age of thirty-eight. Two years later, he purchased the freedom of his wife, Edy, and twelve years later the freedom of his sons. Throughout the 1820s, Dipper was involved in considerable business transactions in which he clearly prospered. It is during this period of prosperity that he suffered the loss of his wife. In 1829, he became a minister in the Baptist Church of Christ in Williamsburg; aroun...
Turner, Nat, 1800?-1831
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Nat Turner (b. Oct. 2, 1800, Southampton County, VA-d. Nov. 11, 1831, Southampton County, VA) was born into slavery as the property of Benjamin Turner and later his son Samuel Turner. On Aug. 21, 1831, he led a two-day rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia. After the rebellion was suppressed, Turner escaped but was captured in Oct 1831. He was hanged Nov. 11, 1831....
