Download the free PDF version of this long essay here: Was-Southern-Secession-About-Tariffs? It is among the most enduring myths of the American Civil War. Many pro-southern apologists continue to exonerate the South by saying the War was never about slavery but about tariffs. Not only does this position remain popular for particular audiences and purposes, it […]
What the textbooks don’t tell you about Lincoln and the War
One thing that has become clear to me while writing and reviewing all of this slavery and Civil War history stuff is that there sure are a lot of myths and lies in the old history textbooks! For real tho. It is, of course, exactly as you have heard and probably experienced yourself: the textbooks […]