In August 1831, on the edge of the Dismal Swamp, the Mid-Atlantic coastal region where the states of Virginia and North Carolina meet, Nat Turner entered the pantheon of American charismatic heroes.
One hundred ninety years is a lot of time for a case to grow cold. But thanks to extraordinary circumstances — a family seeking truth and science that can reach beyond the grave — an ongoing forensic ...
From left to right: Colman Domingo as Hark, Nate Parker as Nat Turner and Chike Okonkwo as Will in "The Birth of a Nation." (Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures) The 1831 Southampton Insurrection, or ...