Post-Civil War Lost Cause Myth
2018-04-14T19:59:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/6bf/20180414200634003_hd.jpgUniversity of West Georgia Professor Keith Bohannon taught a class about what iss known as the “Lost Cause” myth, the term given to the post-Civil War arguments made by former Confederates seeking to justify their split from the Union and their defeat.
University of West Georgia Professor Keith Bohannon taught a class about what iss known as the “Lost Cause” myth, the term given to the… read more
University of West Georgia Professor Keith Bohannon taught a class about what iss known as the “Lost Cause” myth, the term given to the post-Civil War arguments made by former Confederates seeking to justify their split from the Union and their defeat. close
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