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Southern Whiggery: A New Departure, A New South, and A New Society
Author’s Preface: This essay functions as a second part to the essay “Southern Whiggery, Bourbon Democracy, and Expedient Moderates.” As
The Dauntless Spirit
Dissident lessons from Jackson’s stand at Henry House Hill
Reconstruction in Tennessee
Tennessee historically holds the reputation for being a moderate Southern state. This characteristic evidently upholds its reputation upon inspection of
Reconstruction in South Carolina
The superlative Palmetto State, South Carolina, represented the premier victory of the Union during the War Between the States. Setting
Vigilantism in Reconstruction
By 1867, the Klan became the primary means through which Southerners resisted Reconstruction but also used it to settle scores and commit atrocious crimes.
The Many Periods of Reconstruction
This third wave of Reconstruction generally remains shrouded in silence. Despite the lack of recognition, this particular period inflicted much more damage than even Southern identiarians care to admit.
Southern Whiggery, Bourbon Democracy, and Expedient Moderates
“Of one thing we may be certain at the outset. The durability of Origins of the New South is not a result
The Last Gasp of Southern Nationalism
The Presidential Election of 1948 bewildered the American Empire and solidified itself in American politics as one of the greatest
The Buffest Raid in History
Besieged in Richmond by the manlet Yankee horde, under the control of the Gains Goblin General Ulysses S. Grant, food