America at 250 Podcast Episode 5: The Cause of the Civil War

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In this episode, Professor David Blight answers the simple question: What caused the Civil War?This podcast is also available on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/america-at-250-the-podcast/id1840422776 and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4C8qfQf21r4eO6mVUFguG2To view all the classes in the DeVane Lecture series, go to this playlist link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezTQrY_6XMNBWaZqLRdgpoq&feature=shared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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