If you saw The Color Purple in the early years, it’s worth circling back for another visit— and soon.
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Nat Turner is discovered in a wooded area of Virginia by a white man carrying a gun, 1831
Searching for Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia (the Site of His Insurrection)
I visited Southampton County to trace Turner’s steps. Given Turner's popularity and his impact on American history, I expected to find some of the houses from the rebellion still erect, and marked as historic sites. At the bare minimum, I was hoping to visit a display of artifacts from the rebellion in a nearby museum or see an official grave.
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Locked Up: Inside Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary
It's one of the oldest prisons in America (1829), the most expensive public building ever at the time it was constructed, and became one of the most famous prisons in the world. No seriously, it was a tourist attraction. Blame the architecture, not the most famous prisoner, Al Capone. Both are pretty fascinating.
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