Root, the Confederacy, and the Legacy of the Lost Cause

They say history is written by the victors. So why won't the Confederacy die? Music (chronologically): Beartooth Point (Firewatch), Dies Irae (Giuseppe Verdi), Roots Song Alt. Version (Hardspace: Shipbreaker), One Day Longer (Hardspace: Shipbreaker), The Traveler (Hardspace: Shipbreaker), The Miners (Hardspace: Shipbreaker), Camp Approach (Firewatch), Battle Hymn of the Republic (Julia Ward Howe) Movie footage from: Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, Gone with the Wind, Lincoln Root desgined by Cole Wehrle, art by Kyle Ferrin, published by Leder Games Social: https://bsky.app/profile/jverv.bsky.s... Quoted sources: Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory, by David Blight Origins of the Confederate Lost Cause, by Matthew Wills General Order No. 9, by Robert E. Lee The Lost Cause’s Long Legacy, by Michael Paradis Confederate monuments spark debate about how cities remember their history, by Kiara Alfonseca Gone with the Wind: The Confederacy's Trojan Horse, by Skyler Shipp Gods and Generals (2002), by Robert Jackson Foucault in the Woodland, Part Three: Devouring Your Children, by Dan Thurot Additional sources: The Marketing of History: The Case of the Southern "Lost Cause," by Stone et. al Many, many articles from Encyclopedia Virginia The Lost Cause and Confederate memory, by Dr. Kimberly Kutz Elliott Robert E. Lee Wasn't a Hero, He Was a Traitor, by Michael McLean Please ask for any additional sources or questions.