«If there is a battle, one Southerner will easily defeat a dozen Yankees.» Why slave owners in the US rebelled against Washington 165 years ago
On April 12, 1861, the Civil War began in the United States with Confederate rebels firing on Fort Sumter. Historians still debate its underlying causes even in the 21st century. Both in America and abroad, the legend of the Lost Cause remains popular—a tale of the South’s heroic struggle against the relentless march of heartless Northern capitalism. According to this legend, slavery played little role: the irrepressible romantic Southerners were simply defending their unique culture—balls, beautiful ladies, horseback rides, and everything else «gone with the wind.» But what really happened?
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