Lectures in History

Civil War Legacy in the South

05.29.2022 - By C-SPANPlay

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University of Alabama professor Lesley Gordon taught a class about the Reconstruction Era South and the "Lost Cause" myth. She discussed how "states' rights" were commonly cited as a cause for the Civil War as well as the legacy of Confederate statues.

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