Confederate "Heritage" Month 2023, April 24: How the democratic tradition develops
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In this 2023 series, I’ve been looking at ways that the democratic tradition developed – and sometimes regressed – in American history. With particular reference to issues involved in understanding the Civil War and Lost Cause pseudohistory. In dealing with Lost Cause malarky, some things are pretty straightforward. Like the iconic and ludicrous claim that Confederate secession and treason had nothing to do with slavery:
Confederate "Heritage" Month 2023, April 24: How the democratic tradition develops
Confederate "Heritage" Month 2023, April 24…
Confederate "Heritage" Month 2023, April 24: How the democratic tradition develops
In this 2023 series, I’ve been looking at ways that the democratic tradition developed – and sometimes regressed – in American history. With particular reference to issues involved in understanding the Civil War and Lost Cause pseudohistory. In dealing with Lost Cause malarky, some things are pretty straightforward. Like the iconic and ludicrous claim that Confederate secession and treason had nothing to do with slavery: