About this episode
The episode discusses Nat Turner's Rebellion and its significance in American history.
In 1831, a rebellion erupted in Virginia that sent shockwaves across the United States, and challenged the brutal system of slavery in a way that white slave-owners had long feared. Led by an enslaved man named Nat Turner, he and his followers carried out one of the most significant slave rebellions in American history. To help us in the retelling of this event, we’re lucky to be joined by Dr. Vanessa Holden of the University of Kentucky, where she is the Associate Professor of History of African American & Africana Studies and serves as Director of the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative. Her work includes the award winning ‘ Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner’s Community. ’ Edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: History Hit
Guest: Dr. Vanessa Holden
Topics covered
- Nat Turner's Rebellion
- slavery
- American history
- African American studies
- resistance
Keywords
- Nat Turner
- rebellion
- Virginia
- slavery
- African American history
- resistance
- historical analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Kentucky, History Hit
Books & works: Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat Turner’s Community
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