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Nat Turner and the Black Imagination: Memory, Power, and the Double Standard of Militancy: Dr. Betts

Nat Turner and the American Revolution: Why Do We Narrate Violence Differently? In this lecture, Dr. Eric M. Betts explores a critical historical and moral question: Why is the American Revolution framed as heroic despite civilian casualties — while Nat Turner’s revolt is often reduced to the deaths of women and children? You may subscribe to several Betts' Udemy certificate courses with the link below: https://www.udemy.com/user/eric-betts-6/ This lecture examines: • The civilian impact of the American Revolutionary War • The internal civil war between Patriots and Loyalists • Loyalist women and children as overlooked casualties • How Nat Turner’s revolt is narrated differently • The role of historical memory and narrative framing • The moral asymmetry in how America discusses violence • The collapse of white security after Turner’s rebellion • Black memory, oral tradition, and theological resistance Drawing on historical evidence, abolitionist writings, Black intellectual tradition, and public memory, this lecture challenges the selective moral framing of violence in American history. Rather than glorifying harm, this analysis asks a deeper question: Who is granted moral legitimacy in the telling of national struggle — and why? This is part of an ongoing series examining Nat Turner, Black resistance, and the shaping of American historical imagination. — About Dr. Eric M. Betts Assistant Professor of Theology Scholar of Black Political Theology and Public Religion Author of Reconciliation: Geopolitical Perspectives of a Black Theologian Subscribe for lectures on: Black theology African American intellectual history Public theology Biblical interpretation Resistance and memory