Most Americans hold basic misconceptions about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and the actions of subsequent neo-Confederates.
When South Carolina seceded, it published "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify.
These documents have always been there.
For example, two thirds of Americans--including most history teachers--think the Confederate States seceded for "states\' rights." This error persists because most have never read the key documents about the Confederacy.
Most Americans hold basic misconceptions about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and the actions of subsequent neo-Confederates