we got it take back the narrative and say this is what you are saying and call it out. it is not accurate. at some point, as history teachers and historians, we must correct that part of the history that tries to devalue the primary reason of the civil rights excuse me. civil war. thank you to both of you for taking the time to talk to us. antwayn patrick. principal of holmes county high school in lexington, mississippi. rachel boynton is the filmmaker of civil war. it airs tomorrow night here on msnbc. the subject is something that gets my gears going. i decided to dive in deeper for velshi across america. my conversation about this with six locals in jackson,
a principle at the holmes county high school in lexington, mississippi. he was featured in the documentary. also with us is rachel boynton. thank you for being with us this morning. rachel, let me start with you. what made you want to do this film? why was it important to discuss this topic? i started thinking about this film in 2015 shortly after the massacre at the ame church in charleston, south carolina. there was a lot of discussion of confederate symbolism. i was aware a portion of the country who believed the war wasn t fought over slavery. if we are not telling the story, how will we be unified as a nation? my first thought is to see how we are teaching our children. what history were they learning and how that shapes them and the future. antoine, one thing you