One hundred sixty-three years after multiple Southern states seceded from the Union rather than accept a new president who was hostile to slavery, the origin of the Civil War is looming over another presidential election. The country is again contending with how to remember its original sin and with White supremacy, which remains a threat today.
Intentional or not, Haley’s response to a simple question about the Civil War taps into a longstanding effort on the right to rewrite history, writes Julian Zelizer.
Intentional or not, Haley’s response to a simple question about the Civil War taps into a longstanding effort on the right to rewrite history, writes Julian Zelizer.
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