Author Talk with Heather Cox Richardson on How the South Won the Civil War

In this recording from 22 September 2020, Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author of the new book How the South Won the Civil War, provides us with insight into the essential paradox of American history—that democracy has always depended on inequality—and why that makes democracy vulnerable to oligarchs. She debunks the myth that the Civil War released the nation from the grip of oligarchy, expunging the sins of the Founding, and reveals how and why the Old South not only survived in the West, but thrived. This event may also be viewed on CrowdCast: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ouphcr https://global.oup.com/academic/produ... Heather Cox Richardson is Professor of History at Boston College. Her previous works include West from Appomattox and To Make Men Free. © Oxford University Press