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America and the Lost Cause

America and the Lost Cause

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American Roadside: Mammy’s Cupboard of Natchez

Dispatches from the Pop South archive

Confederate Tchotkes and the American Dream

I kept a blog called Pop South several years ago and I’m going to post some of the ones I think might still be worth a conversation.

Why I write about the Lost Cause

I have to.

Land of the Lost (Cause)

. . . and the evil Sleestaks.

One of the most insidious things about a Confederate monument

Beyond white supremacy, there's something most people don't talk about or have even considered.

Confederate School Names, Nicknames, and Mascot Names

The debate over them is much longer than you think.

Creative Resistance to the Lost Cause

A story from Asheboro, North Carolina

James Baldwin saw through the Statue of Liberty

What is liberty to Black Americans?

What the hell is the Lost Cause? A brief resource guide

For teachers, community activists, and those with a general interest

White women have long been the co-conspirators of white supremacy

It's one of the legacies of the Lost Cause

Lost Cause 101

Rewriting the history of the Civil War began immediately