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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458064203321

Titolo

The Confederate and neo-Confederate reader [[electronic resource] ] : the "great truth" about the "lost cause" / / edited by James W. Loewen and Edward H. Sebesta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, Miss., : University Press of Mississippi, c2010

ISBN

1-282-82132-6

9786612821325

1-60473-788-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (660 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LoewenJames W

SebestaEdward H

Disciplina

973.7/13

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States History

Confederate States of America Sources

Southern States History 19th century Sources

Southern States History 20th century Sources

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes Sources

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Gathering Storm (1787-1860); CHAPTER 2 Secession (1859-1861); CHAPTER 3 Civil War (1861-1865); CHAPTER 4 Reconstruction and Fusion (1866-1890); CHAPTER 5 The Nadir of Race Relations, 1890-1940; CHAPTER 6 The Civil Rights Era, 1940-; Concluding Words; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most Americans hold basic misconceptions about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and the actions of subsequent neo-Confederates. For example, two thirds of Americans--including most history teachers--think the Confederate States seceded for ""states' rights."" This error persists because most have never read the key documents about the Confederacy. These documents have always been there. When South



Carolina seceded, it published ""Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union."" The document actually opposes states' rights. It