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#1186 Confronting the Legacy of the Confederacy (Repost)

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Air Date: 5/29/2018 Today we take a look at the legacy of the Confederacy, the monuments and white supremacy it left behind and the racial terror institutionalized in America based on upholding its values Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Ch. 2: Act 1: Confederacy - @LastWeekTonight with @iamjohnoliver - Air Date 10-09-17 Ch. 3: Song 1:  Long and Low Cloud - The Bulwark Ch. 4: Act 2: Avenue of Second Place Trophies - Backstory - Air Date 6-22-17 Ch. 5: Song 2:  N/A Ch. 6: Act 3: Monumental Questions - On The Media - Air Date 10-31-17 Ch. 7: Song 3:  Gullwing Sailor - Migration Ch. 8: Act 4: Taking Down the Confederacy — Symbol by Symbol - @theLFshow w @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 5-2-18 Ch. 9: Song 4:  Inessential - Bayou Birds Ch. 10: Act 5: Bryan Stevenson on the racial terrorism of lynching - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18 Ch. 11: Song 5:  Heather - Migration Ch. 12: Act 6: Thoughtful comments on the process of remembering history - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17 Ch. 13: Song 6:  Open Flames - Aeronaut Ch. 14: Act 7: Mitch Landrieu on understanding the debate over southern culture - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-26-18 Ch. 15: Song 7:  Yarrow and Root - The Bulwark Ch. 16: Act 8: Bryan Stevenson on the ongoing burden of the disease of white supremacy - Cape Up - Air Date 4-24-18 Ch. 17: Final comments on understanding the moral argument of those who defend the Confederacy but not slavery Bonus Clip: A defense of the non-slave-holding confederate soldier's motives - Code Switch - Air Date 8-23-17 Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

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