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eppur_se_muova

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14. Our 4th grade history book (AL) emphasized how the South hated tariffs ...

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon Mar 8, 2021, 03:22 PM

Mar 2021

... so war was inevitable, doncha know.

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The Myth of The Lost Cause: James M. McPherson, Historian [View all] appalachiablue Mar 2021 OP

TY. I knew a southern history teacher who taught the CW as a war between the empedocles Mar 2021 #1

That false theme has lingered for some time, appalachiablue Mar 2021 #2

I had a northern history teacher wnylib Mar 2021 #3

What it will take to dislodge the myths I don't know appalachiablue Mar 2021 #7

Well I knew better than to believe him, wnylib Mar 2021 #8

The parallel's from this are still evident in today's thinking from those behind the curtain... Historic NY Mar 2021 #4

"We weren't bad people as such... Girard442 Mar 2021 #5

Ummmm ... is that a veiled reference to MAGAt insurrectionists ? nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #13

We had a gun dealer here. He proudly displayed all Texas's flags out front. The Confederate flag Karadeniz Mar 2021 #6

Yep! The 'right' to own slaves. keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #9

I was watching "Lincoln Divided we stand" mitch96 Mar 2021 #10

Mitch96, it's complicated. Lincoln strongly felt slavery was evil. But he believed his first duty Martin68 Mar 2021 #12

Excellent summary. Bookmarked for reference. I attended a rural elementary school in Virginia Martin68 Mar 2021 #11

Our 4th grade history book (AL) emphasized how the South hated tariffs ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #14

Everyone knows that tariffs were the reason prodigitalson Mar 2021 #15

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