<I>Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County (Virginia) On Monday The 22nd, of August Last</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1831
name: label: Written by
content: Samuel Warner
label: Published by
content: Warner and West, American
label: Subject of
content: Nat Turner, American, 1800 - 1831
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition of Samuel Warner's "Authentic and Impartial Narrative of the Tragical Scene Which Was Witnessed in Southampton County (Virginia) On Monday The 22nd, of August Last," an account of the rebellion of enslaved persons led by Nat Turner. The saddle-stitched pamphlet has plain blue paper wrappings. The interior consists of thirty-eight pages of text. The first interior page has a fold out plate of a woodcut depicting two panels with four numbered scenes of the violence titled: [Horrid Massacre In Virginia]. Shown are a mother with children (1), the murder of Turner's owner Joseph Travis (2), a man identified as "Mr. Barrow" fighting back agains the attack (3), and, in the bottom panel, an army unit in pursuit of the enslaved rebels (4). Page fifteen (15) has a table of the names of the enslaved men, the dates of their executions, and the names of their owners. There are tears and stains throughout.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Pamphlet about the Nat Turner Rebellion
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1815-1861
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.1
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Closed): 8 × 5 in. (20.3 × 12.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Open): 8 × 8 7/8 in. (20.3 × 22.5 cm)