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These American Civil War Myths Just Won't Go Away (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Apr 2020
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underpants
(195,600 posts)1. 👀
Checking out later.
efhmc
(16,219 posts)2. Maybe, the brit accent makes me question it.
majdrfrtim
(340 posts)6. By your logic, then, someone with an "American accent"
cannot legitimately/authoritatively study or present British history?
appalachiablue
(43,943 posts)3. Interesting topic if only the narrator could have slowed down
the rapid-fire speech.
underpants
(195,600 posts)7. I think he wanted to keep the video to a certain length
Short attention span people that we are, 14 minutes is getting near where people wont invest in it.
unblock
(56,081 posts)4. good stuff!
infuriating how such myths persist.
from the confederacy were traitors who broke the contract with the united states, and started a violent rebellion, in response to the mere suspicion that lincoln might hurt their evil institution of slavery.
how some people can continue to glorify *anything* about that is beyond me.
GeoWilliam750
(2,555 posts)5. Well done
