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The Impending Crisis - New Exhibit Now Open at ACWM-Tredegar
How did slavery cause the Civil War? Our newest exhibition at ACWM-Tredegar, 'The Impending Crisis,' leads visitors through the events, individuals, and topics that led to the division of the United States on the verge of civil war. The Impending Crisis is now open at ACWM-Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia. Learn more at ACWM-Tredegar: acwm.org/the-impending-crisis/
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Book Talk with John Hopkins - "The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913"
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Author John Hopkins led us through an engaging discussion about his book “The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913”. This captivating book is based on the letters, diaries, and published accounts of Union and Confederate veterans, as well as the extensive archival records of the reunion's organizers. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the reunion that brought to...
'The Impending Crisis' - New Exhibition Opening on April 27, 2024 at ACWM-Tredegar
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How did slavery cause the Civil War? Our newest exhibition at ACWM-Tredegar, 'The Impending Crisis,' leads visitors through the events, individuals, and topics that led to the division of the United States on the verge of civil war. The Impending Crisis opens at ACWM-Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia, on April 27th! Learn more about this upcoming experience at ACWM-Tredegar: acwm.org/the-impending...
The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862 - Book Talk with Victor Vignola
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Surprisingly little has been written about this bloody two-day affair. Fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital, it was the first major battle in the Eastern Theater since Bull Run/Manassas, leaving more than 11,000 casualties in its wake. Here is a well-illustrated and mapped readable tactical and leadership account based on a host of primary and archival sources, many of which have n...
A House Built By Slaves: African Americans in the White House
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2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winner Jonathan White discusses President Abraham Lincoln's relationship with African Americans during the American Civil War Era. Lincoln kept correspondence with several different individuals and on some occasions even extended his executive power to help ease some of the difficulties many African Americans were dealing with during the war and even after. #am...
From Across the Pond: Winston Churchill's Fascination with Lincoln, Lee and the American Civil War
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Lee Pollock and The American Civil War Museum's President & CEO, Dr. Rob Havers explore how Winston Churchill's fascination with the American Civil War impacted his resolve as a leader. We'll look at how the events of the Civil War affected Churchill's thinking and how this fascination shaped his later career as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Pollock reveals information about one of the most ...
John Brown's Guerilla Warfare Against Slavery & The Build-Up To The American Civil War
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Uncover the enigmatic figure of John Brown and his lasting impact on history as historian and former Harper's Ferry Park Ranger, Dennis Frye, navigates through the public's varying opinions, from viewing him as a devil or martyr to questioning whether he was a terrorist or freedom fighter. We dive into the complexities of Brown's legacy as an abolitionist, his relationship with Frederick Dougla...
ACWM Fall Festival in Appomattox 2023 (AD)
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Join us for a FREE & fun-filled day at the American Civil War Museum - Appomattox! Our Fall Festival is the perfect way to celebrate the season with family and friends. Immerse yourself in the history and charm of Appomattox while enjoying a variety of exciting activities, entertainment, and community spirit! We can't wait to see you there! (159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox VA, 24522)🍁🎊🎼🪕🪗🍂
Explore the Civil War with our Multi-Site Pass!
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Interested in expanding your exploration of the Civil War to our other sites?We have the perfect offer! With our Multi-Site Pass*, visitors receive discounted admission to multiple locations! 🎫 🚗💨 🗺️ 🎫 Use your multi-site pass to visit multiple sites on the same day or redeem admission to a single site at a later date! (Admission to each site can only be redeemed once.) *This offer is only avai...
A People's Contest: America’s Civil War & Emancipation | Official Teaser | Now Playing
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This concise, thirteen-minute-long film, was developed to inspire an understanding of the motivational causes, course, and consequences of the War, and compliments the ACWM flagship exhibit, A People’s Contest: Struggles for Nation & Freedom in Civil War America. The film utilizes state-of-the-art technology in video and audio components to immerse audiences in the dramatic visuals of the film ...
Beyond Valor: Creating an Exhibit on Lost History
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In this video, we'll take you behind the scenes of our latest exhibit, Beyond Valor: United States Colored Troops and the Fight for Freedom. Beyond Valor aims to add to the story of the American Civil War from a different perspective, through the experiences of the United States Colored Troops. This video goes behind the scenes to explore the difficulties and methods that museums, collections w...
Lincoln Prize Lecture 2023 (AD)
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Lincoln Prize Lecture 2023 (AD)
Explore The American Civil War and its role in American history with The American Civil War Museum!
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Explore The American Civil War and its role in American history with The American Civil War Museum!
The Confederacy's Armory in the American Civil War: Tredegar Iron Works
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The Confederacy's Armory in the American Civil War: Tredegar Iron Works
The Controversial Legacy of Robert E. Lee: Exploring Confederate Monuments and Reconstruction.
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The Controversial Legacy of Robert E. Lee: Exploring Confederate Monuments and Reconstruction.
General Grant Exposed: Uncovering the Verdict of History
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General Grant Exposed: Uncovering the Verdict of History
Cannons & Campfires: A Civil War Summer Showcase!
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Cannons & Campfires: A Civil War Summer Showcase!
Unveiling the Untold: United States Colored Troops & Their Legacies
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Unveiling the Untold: United States Colored Troops & Their Legacies
Who are the United States Colored Troops? Why Don't You Know More?
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Who are the United States Colored Troops? Why Don't You Know More?
Tredegar Iron Works Richmond's Foundry on the James with Nathan Madison
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Tredegar Iron Works Richmond's Foundry on the James with Nathan Madison
The Dred Scott Decision: The Impact of the Supreme Court's Controversial Decision
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The Dred Scott Decision: The Impact of the Supreme Court's Controversial Decision
The Union War with Dr. Gary Gallagher
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The Union War with Dr. Gary Gallagher
Boundless - Official Teaser Trailer
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Boundless - Official Teaser Trailer
Homefront for Homeschoolers - Appomattox, VA
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Homefront for Homeschoolers - Appomattox, VA
Homefront for Homeschoolers - Richmond, VA
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Homefront for Homeschoolers - Richmond, VA
The White House of the Confederacy - Tour the National Historical Landmark
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The White House of the Confederacy - Tour the National Historical Landmark
Commemoration of the Surrender and Freedom Day 2023
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Commemoration of the Surrender and Freedom Day 2023
2023 Summer Teacher Institute
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2023 Summer Teacher Institute
Civil War & Emancipation Day 2023
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Civil War & Emancipation Day 2023
Appomattox: The End of the War and Its Legacies
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Appomattox: The End of the War and Its Legacies

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @rhondadavison6602
    @rhondadavison6602 9 годин тому

    👍🏾

  • @stephenburns3678
    @stephenburns3678 12 годин тому

    Well researched. Thank you.

  • @bobkrause6114
    @bobkrause6114 2 дні тому

    You’re too young to be a quality lecturer. Practice more by yourself as your dissertation has strength as does your voice. Simply too unpolished at this time.

  • @joenorthrop1088
    @joenorthrop1088 2 дні тому

    Great lecture ruined by poor audio.

  • @Imtahotep
    @Imtahotep 4 дні тому

    Similar in appearance: was Powell's pistol (dropped on the scene) was it a Spiller & Burr or was it a Whitney? And had somebody filed off the serial number? Indicating late manufacture?

  • @Imtahotep
    @Imtahotep 4 дні тому

    Ok, now, which is it? Did the Ranger recently detached from Mosby's Virginia 43rd Cav use his revolver as a war hammer because it jammed?? Or because it misfired??

  • @Malcolm.Y
    @Malcolm.Y 4 дні тому

    The one thing that is never counted as the cause of the Civil War - Lincoln sent his army across the borders to invade.

    • @jonnie106
      @jonnie106 2 дні тому

      That's because that event had nothing to do with what caused the Civil War. The fuse to the Civil War was already lit when Federal troops moved to put down the rebellion. It was P.G.T. Beauregard, being instructed by Jefferson Davis, who opened fire on the Federal garrison in Ft. Sumter. It wasn't a warning shot, like what turned away the supply ship. This was 36 hours of shelling, more than 3,000 projectiles hammered into the fort. That right there, is an act of war.

  • @Malcolm.Y
    @Malcolm.Y 4 дні тому

    For some reason, I find virtually everyone's opinions exteremely and fundamentally inaacurate. Gallagher argues that only 11 of 15 southern states seceded. Really? Does any serioius student of this war think that Missouri, Maryand and Kentucky would not have seceded, where they not invaded and stopped from doing so by Linoln's army? Gallagher says the south had a different idea of "union." Yeah, the southern view was the union created by the Csontittutioin, which they copied basically word-for-word as the CSA Constitution. The nothern view of union of that of the abusive and possissive husband, who after divorce, stalks his smaller, weaker ex-wife forcing back into marriage, making her even less of a second-class citizen.

  • @usethenoodle
    @usethenoodle 7 днів тому

    Being a reader I was interested in the book he said was the best he's read on this subject. Answering the 1st question the speaker called it "Blood on the money"... a mis-speak. "Blood on the moon" is available on Kindle Amazon at the princely price of ~$20. The hard cover is like $21. It's too bad the cost of e format books is so high considering they don't have to go through all the printing and shipping. None the less, I had a copy sent to my Kindle Library. I look forward to reading it. Nice talk. Thanks for the book recommendation.

  • @jenniferhorstmann2279
    @jenniferhorstmann2279 7 днів тому

    What a wonderful man Bud Robertson was. A true southern gentleman.

  • @ColleenCupido
    @ColleenCupido 10 днів тому

    MAD magazine: Lincoln saying Gettysburg Address to a crowd "..that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth".....wit in crowd: No, it'll just be a little hard to find

  • @ColleenCupido
    @ColleenCupido 12 днів тому

    At a Civil War re enactment, I purchased a quite authentic looking Civil War era dress copy. It really went over big when I wore it to my Civil War class at University.....I don't think that professor ever experienced That one before. And he himself baked a batch of homemade hardtack, and distributed it to the class of around 25. After class was over, I asked for the remainder in a baggie, and got it!

    • @ColleenCupido
      @ColleenCupido 12 днів тому

      LINCOLN: "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs"

    • @ColleenCupido
      @ColleenCupido 12 днів тому

      Saint Paul, William Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln (MY list).....All in the Family: Archie..it's the first name. My name is Smith, Isaac Smith. My name is Brown, Saul Brown. Meathead: Abraham Lincoln. Edith: I didn't know Lincoln was Jewish

  • @johnschuh8616
    @johnschuh8616 17 днів тому

    After the civil war memorials to Union dead were erected all over the North. In the South the first statues erected had a similar purpose to commemorate the Confederate dead. Proportionately those were far greater than the Union Dead. As for the states of Lee, they were erected at a time when the mood of the country was reconciliation. Who was a more appropriate figure of this than Lee, a man admitted even during the war and even in the North, and who as much as Grant, was a symbol of a gracious loser? I find it interesting, though, are those who are also trying to tear down the reputation of Lincoln..

  • @TomWakeman-ul7om
    @TomWakeman-ul7om 24 дні тому

    The war hasn't ended when's the last time you bought a slave, moron.

  • @dpg227
    @dpg227 25 днів тому

    This lecture was definitely worth my time. The audio was bad in a couple spots, but really not that bad.

  • @michaelbedinger4121
    @michaelbedinger4121 25 днів тому

    I read some of the commentary before watching the video. Good presentation, maybe a little politically biased, 😅 but I can laugh at that. Public opinion over the subject of confederate monuments, graves, etc, has changed over the last several years. Public opinion may be totally different from what it is today, in about 40-50 years, you never know. That war has been over for about 160 years. Getting worked up over the subject of confederates being traitors, or the lost cause theory is pointless and stupid, considering the many other much more pressing problems in our country, that people should be concerning themselves with, not this other b.s. It must be a sign of the times, that people are acting this crazy about the subject. 😮 Time to put this entire subject behind us, and move on.....

  • @italadamwest
    @italadamwest 26 днів тому

    I’m so glad that I live in an era where monuments to men who fought for principle are removed and monuments to a fentanyl addicted person who held a gun to a pregnant woman’s belly are erected. Progress.

  • @jaywinters2483
    @jaywinters2483 28 днів тому

    Can't watch this. Audio sucks. Too much focus on the body of the lecturer & not enough on the content on the power point. Another example of the reality of INCOMPETENCE ABOUNDS. exiting out.

  • @BourbonBabe1
    @BourbonBabe1 Місяць тому

    "...HE and his mother ran." NOT "...HIM and his mother..."

  • @filmsbyjoyshannon
    @filmsbyjoyshannon Місяць тому

    Well done!

  • @johnschuh8616
    @johnschuh8616 Місяць тому

    I go along with most of what Dr. Gallagher says, but demure on some of his comments about the Lost Cause and Lee as representative of it, He tells his British colleague to his country is to blame for our aversion to a professional Army.as a consequence of the Revolution. But Britain had an equal aversion to large professional forces. dating from the struggles with the Stuarts. The use of Red Coats in Boston famously became a symbol of oppression. In the South, the use of even small numbers of Union troops during Reconstruction became likewise as a part of the Redeemers campaign propaganda. Withdrawal of troops as part of the deal in 1877 was thus a part of the deal that would find support even in the North. That the small residual force existed mainly for one other purpose, which was to suppress the wild Indians on the frontier was unacceptable as an expression of Yankee domination. Which it was even at the time "Gone with the Wind was made.

  • @LachlanJackson-ws1py
    @LachlanJackson-ws1py Місяць тому

    The pyramid looks like a giant KKK hood...

  • @hvymettle
    @hvymettle Місяць тому

    White supremacy was the proximate cause of the of the Civil War - which group of whites was going to rule supreme over the American continent. Slavery is an effect of white supremacy, not the cause.

  • @bahdas_jahfada6286
    @bahdas_jahfada6286 Місяць тому

    Brown is the only religious person in history I can respect as he took it apon himself to be labeled a terrorist to free people from injustice

  • @ronnienaron8389
    @ronnienaron8389 Місяць тому

    The Civil War is the saddest war ever saw roughly 50 years before we fought side-by-side for our freedom against Britain. My direct descendent was at the battle of New Orleans. Fighting beside French pirates Native Americans and free slaves Unfortunately, I had family on both sides of the Civil War lost uncle Samuel at shallow. Uncle Chickasaw was a slave owner, but he fought for the north Served under Sherman as a scout president Lincoln use slavery to recruit soldiers . It was not over slavery, but it should’ve been.

    • @ronnienaron8389
      @ronnienaron8389 Місяць тому

      Gotta remember the South had a lot of the Mississippi River tied up major trade route New Orleans would be up for grabs if the north one just something to think about🤔

  • @platform15gym
    @platform15gym Місяць тому

    Nice presentation, but unfortunately ventured too close to politics to give it a like

  • @irockuroll60
    @irockuroll60 Місяць тому

    I heard of elephants being used back in the day with Alexander the Great but gorillas?? 🦍

  • @janiefox3458
    @janiefox3458 Місяць тому

    There are 2468 Confederate soldiers buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown Maryland - from the battle of Antietam and South Mountain.

  • @billywild5440
    @billywild5440 Місяць тому

    Thank you for breaking my eardrums and scaring the bleep out of me.

  • @richardmartin9961
    @richardmartin9961 Місяць тому

    Ayers is brilliant. You can sense that he really feels for the horrendous reality of his topic. It is so sad that such a meaningful lecture should be spoiled by a such a meaningless audio malfunction

  • @brianniegemann4788
    @brianniegemann4788 Місяць тому

    The Civil War was a clash between two competing economic systems; one based on industry, trade and innovation, the other an agrarian system based on ancient traditions of aristocracy. They also differed in types of government. The south was heirarchical; the north more democratic and inclusive. They carried on an uneasy coexistence until the balance of power shifted with the admission of new, free states. The southern leaders then percieved that their political power and "way of life" was threatened, and decided to secede. Basically, one side was embracing the future and the other clinging to the past.

  • @RayMuhammad-fz8if
    @RayMuhammad-fz8if Місяць тому

    Racism is the personification of the words race black and white language that has been institutionalised Where the word race is not a competition, but a group of people used as the Paradigm for our government and education institutions, not nationality and tribe which is what we have here in the United States a nation of nationalities and tribes and in dividing our citizens using white and black any descendent of European ancestry is the Personification of the so-called white (Superior) American psychologically and any American with African ancestry the personification of the so-called Black(Inferior) American psychologically two words having nothing to do with physical characteristics and everything to do with the psychological impact these words have on the mind of human beings. an economic tool used to control The basic needs food clothing and shelter as American European businessmen commodity. And now the American economies, cash flow

  • @leehafner3730
    @leehafner3730 Місяць тому

    I was 8 years old...we felt the shock and disbelief...but, as children I don't think it made us afraid...I remember for weeks afterward there was NOTHING on TV that didn't concern this...

  • @leahunverferth8247
    @leahunverferth8247 Місяць тому

    I look forward to checking out this book!

  • @therealtoni
    @therealtoni Місяць тому

    great educational presentation.

  • @RuthBrown-tm2gt
    @RuthBrown-tm2gt Місяць тому

    What is he talking about? By 1860, 90 percent of the nation's manufacturing output came from northern states. The North produced 17 times more cotton and woolen textiles than the South, 30 times more leather goods, 20 times more pig iron, and 32 times more firearms. The North produced 3,200 firearms to every 100 produced in the South Only about 40 percent of the Northern population was still engaged in agriculture by 1860, as compared to 84 percent of the South. Even in the agricultural sector, Northern farmers were out-producing their southern counterparts in several important areas, as Southern agriculture remained labor intensive while northern agriculture became increasingly mechanized. By 1860, the free states had nearly twice the value of farm machinery per acre and per farm worker as did the slave states, leading to increased productivity. As a result, in 1860, the Northern states produced half of the nation's corn, four-fifths of its wheat, and seven-eighths of its oats

  • @paulbk7810
    @paulbk7810 Місяць тому

    USA is not a democracy. ---- US government is Constitutional Republic with heavy favorable bias for rednecks. By design. • See US Senate ---- Constitution gives handful of rednecks in ND+SD+WY three times the political weight of 40 million Californians. • See Electoral College ---- Constitution put Trump in the Oval with 3 million fewer votes than Hillary. • Think ---- If never a POTUS without winning popular vote. We would not be here. No Trump. No W. • In real democracy McConnell would wash windows. Not anoint SCOTUS clerics.

  • @theresekarabin8341
    @theresekarabin8341 Місяць тому

    I loved your presentation!

  • @totallynotalpharius2283
    @totallynotalpharius2283 Місяць тому

    His soul goes marching on

  • @Bebo-py3vp
    @Bebo-py3vp 2 місяці тому

    They should’ve gotten medals. Lincoln shredded States Rights and the Constitution. Worst President in history. BYW, slavety would’ve ended anyway by 1900.

  • @professorgraham822
    @professorgraham822 2 місяці тому

    He's a wonderful subject, but her public speaking skills are horrifying.

    • @impaulv
      @impaulv Місяць тому

      I had her at UCLA & she's a much better lecturer than this. Dr Waugh KNOWS this era better than any other scholar I've encountered. Her Civil War honor section was the best class I took in college

  • @salesuzi
    @salesuzi 2 місяці тому

    You are fantastic. Just watched the Apple TV movie Manhunt. And you are piecing a lot of things together!!! Thanks

  • @YourLordAnon
    @YourLordAnon 2 місяці тому

    St John Brown lives on with the Father.

  • @southron2279
    @southron2279 2 місяці тому

    A virginian in blue in the 1860s is worth about as much to his people as a black slaver is to his, Virginia was facing full prolonged invasion by foreign northern powers more so than any other southern state even georgia, the only regret we should have is that we gave up. Now we know better yankees run out of willpower after about 10 years of effective guerrilla warfare this pattern has proven effective in 3 different wars, no more southern blood spilled for northern interests, Deo Vindice P.S. West Virginia isnt real

  • @stephenclark1732
    @stephenclark1732 2 місяці тому

    Wow! And finally a group discussion where no one asks about Jackson at Gettysburg!! Amazing!

  • @user-cg6nc5ip8c
    @user-cg6nc5ip8c 2 місяці тому

    Talking about a moral out rage. How about one million abortions in this country last year. These babies didn't have a chance to even be slaves.

    • @jonnie106
      @jonnie106 2 дні тому

      You know that there are multiple instances of female maternal slaves killing their own newborn within weeks of being born, rather than see them sold off to the highest bidder. I can't judge it, though... until I have carried two or more pregnancies to births, only to see the children I've borne sold away for profit.

  • @kurtberliner7049
    @kurtberliner7049 2 місяці тому

    The argument that Brown was a terrorist is literally a viewpoint of pro slavery southerners. Any man willing to fight and die for the rights of the oppressed should be an American hero, not a "controversial figure"

    • @seanmacguire6898
      @seanmacguire6898 Місяць тому

      He was literally a terrorist, by definition. It’s not an argument or viewpoint, it’s an objective fact. He was also a murderer, insurrectionist, and religious fanatic. John Brown fought for a just cause, but that don’t make him less of any of those things.

    • @kurtberliner7049
      @kurtberliner7049 Місяць тому

      @@seanmacguire6898 but to say those things without actual knowledge of what he did is just foolish. From all true accounts John Brown did not aim for violence. Hell, only reason he got involved in Kansas was his son's being attacked by slave state militias who would go around pillaging and intimating free staters.

  • @jmiller1977
    @jmiller1977 2 місяці тому

    I thought Mississippi was the richest state I. The country before the War

  • @jmiller1977
    @jmiller1977 2 місяці тому

    I’m not to sure if I like Gary or not , He has a lot of good points but I would have to know why he brings slavery i. The mix so much . I agree with his causation and reason to fight , and the importance to the union . But if he drags the slavery issue In as a virtue signaling issue suggesting that he or others would have been on the right side of history I have a problem. If he is just doing it factually I have no problem.

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 2 місяці тому

    “Maltrition”?? This man said that word instead of “malnutrition” at about 3:55. Was it nerves? I certainly hope so!