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Who was Nat Turner?
Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia, beginning August 21, 1831.
What was the controversy caused by William Styron over Nat Turner?
Despite public defenses of William Styron by leading artists of the time, including James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison, numerous other black critics reviled Styron's portrayal of Turner as racist stereotyping.
Was William Styron racist?
What did William Styron write about Nat Turner?
William Styron wrote the fictitious memoirs of the historical Nathaniel Nat Turner, a slave who led a slave rebellion in 1831.
Did William apologize for his portrayal of Nat Turner?

Question: Was William a slave owner?
Self-contained rewrite: Was William Styron a slave owner?