The Lost Cause ideology that emerged after the Civil War and flourished in the early twentieth century in essence sought to recast a struggle to perpetuate slavery as a heroic defense of the South.
In the process the book shows how these lies have long obscured the p.
The False Cause focuses on North Carolina to examine the role of lies and exaggeration in the creation of the Lost Cause narrative.
As Adam Domby reveals here, this was not only an insidious goal; it was founded on falsehoods.
The Lost Cause ideology that emerged after the Civil War and flourished in the early twentieth century in essence sought to recast a struggle to perpetuate slavery as a heroic defense of the South