EPISODE · Jul 20, 2022 · 54 MIN
The American Civil War, Episode 15: The Lost Cause
from The Blue Collar Scholar · host Will Reitz
Even before the Civil War was over, the attempt to reframe the entire Confederate project was underway. The result was "The Lost Cause," which asserted that the South was a superior culture with superior warriors, and that the war was only lost because the North had overwhelming numbers and supplies. But mostly, The Lost Cause begs us to believe that slavery was not the cause of secession or the war. In this podcast, we will analyze The Lost Cause philosophy.
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Even before the Civil War was over, the attempt to reframe the entire Confederate project was underway. The result was "The Lost Cause," which asserted that the South was a superior culture with superior warriors, and that the war was only lost because the North had overwhelming numbers and supplies. But mostly, The Lost Cause begs us to believe that slavery was not the cause of secession or the war. In this podcast, we will analyze The Lost Cause philosophy.
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