Civil War 150th - BackStory with the American History Guys
When most southerners were not slaveholders, and most northerners were not abolitionists, how had a war infused with the question of slavery even begun? This question lies at the heart of any understanding of the Civil War but is universally ignored in high school history classes. This hour-long podcast episode explores that question and more - from the Backstory and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.