Why Did the South Secede From the Union?

Joshua Morrow is a professor at Georgia College and State University and is an expert on the "Lost Cause" and the historical memory of the Confederacy. This episode cuts through the myths that have permeated American history and answers many pressing questions about the Confederacy that have been debated for decades. Why did the South secede from the Union? What is the "Lost Cause?" Is it okay to fly the Confederate flag?

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0:00 Intro
0:29 Why did the South secede?
2:38 State's Rights
10:33 Jeffersonian vs Hamiltonian
11:57 The "Lost Cause"
30:48 What would Thomas Jefferson think of secession?
34:03 Kansas-Nebraska Act
40:14 Election of 1860
45:59 What if Lincoln lost the election?
48:18 Pro Union in the South vs Pro Slavery in the North
53:36 Articles of Secession
1:00:34 Is secession constitutional?
1:11:06 Difference in historical narrative between North and South
1:13:24 Confederate Flag and Monuments
1:32:51 Outro

[joelmorrow]

If you are a history buff...I think you will find this discourse with Dr. Joshua A. Morrow PhD.... highly compelling!