Category: Lost Cause
Fr. Ryan, “Poet Priest of the South,” Denounces “Richmond Irish Radical Republicans” Sept 1868
Fr. Abram Joseph Ryan was one of the most visible Catholic priests in the South. A firm Confederate, he served as an army chaplain. After…
When Lost Causers Drink from the Devil’s Punchbowl They Are All Wet
When I am online writing about the treatment of African Americans during Reconstruction, I often encounter Lost Cause advocates who respond to documentation about Klan…
Washington Post: If Johnson Was Impeached and Removed, Jeff Davis Might Have Been Executed
The Washington Post has an article speculating that if Andrew Johnson had been removed from office by the Senate at the conclusion of his impeachment…
Video: Southern Historical Society Panel on Teaching Reconstruction at the College Level
Here is an interesting panel presentation given two months ago at the Southern Historical Association about ways to teach Reconstruction at the undergraduate level. There…
Old “White House of the Confederacy” Hosts New Exhibit on “The Lost Cause”
The Richmond mansion that was Jefferson Davis’s residence when he was President of the Confederacy was a sacred shrine after the war to the “Lost…
After Longstreet’s Infamous Letter Endorsing Black Civil Rights, the Destruction of His Reputation Began
This morning, I posted Gen. James Longstreet’s “infamous letter” in which he called on Southern whites to accept that the Confederacy had lost the war…
Podcast: Hattie McDaniel’s Role As Maid in “Song of the South” and “Gone With the Wind”-Episode 2
The second installment of Six Degrees of Song of the South is out. It looks at Hattie McDaniel, the first black actor to win an…
Franklin, Tenn. Dedicates Five Historical Markers Telling the Story of Slavery, Black Resistance, and Reconstruction
The Battle of Franklin Trust, the City of Franklin, and the Fuller Story joined forces to dedicate five historical markers describing the vital roles African…
Sen. Henry Wilson Warns “Lost Cause” Partisans That Their Children Will Seek to Hide Their Ancestry 1869
The post-Civil War defense of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy included opposition to the passage of the 15th Amendment granting Blacks the right to…
Book Review: This War Ain’t Over: Fighting the Civil War in New Deal by Nina Silber
This War Ain’t Over: Fighting the Civil War in New Deal by Nina Silber published by Univerity of North Carolina Press (2018) 234 pages. Hardcover $32.95…
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