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Death or Liberty - Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown
URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/deathliberty/

Description:
This online exhibit features transcripts and digital images of over sixty documents that relate to resistance to slavery in Virginia between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Each section includes a summary and the site provides primary documents for each subject. The subjects include Gabriel's Conspiracy in 1800, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, and John Brown's Raid in 1859. From the Library of Virginia.

Publisher:
Library of Virginia

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Slave insurrections
Slavery -- United States
Virginia -- History

LII Database Information:
Record 12574 created by on 09/13/2000
Last modification on 10/08/2009
Published: 09/13/2000  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12574