What uncomfortable truth that many Southerners would have preferred to ignore was demonstrated by Nat Turner's revolt?

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Nat Turner's revolt in 1831 highlighted the uncomfortable truth that the institution of slavery was maintained through force and violence. It demonstrated that enslaved African Americans were not passively accepting their condition but were capable of organizing and rebelling against their oppressors, challenging the narrative that slavery was a benign or mutually beneficial system.

What Uncomfortable Truth That Many Southerners Would Have Preferred to Ignore