Crafted in the wake of the South s defeat, the Lost Cause narrative pushed the idea that the Confederacy fought to protect states’ rights rather than the institution of slavery, which it argued was beneficial to the enslaver and the enslaved.
The Valentine has dresses from its costume collection on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a statue of Jefferson Davis on display in Richmond.
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