In 1831, the year of Tocqueville's visit, Nat Turner's rebellion took place in rural America, a part of what would eventually became the deadliest conflict in t

In 1831, the year of Tocqueville's visit, Nat Turner's rebellion took place in rural America, a part of what would eventually became the deadliest conflict in the republic's history and the closest it came to perishing. It has contrived to survive Tammany Hall and Gritty (so far).