LESSON
In the aftermath of the Civil War, devotees of the Lost Cause wanted to ‘take back America,’ and proceeded to slaughter African Americans.
Calvin Schermerhorn is Associate Professor of history in Arizona State University's School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, author of The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815-1860, and tweets at @CalScherm.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, devotees of the Lost Cause wanted to ‘take back America,’ and proceeded to slaughter African Americans.