Cornerstone of the Confederacy: Alexander Stephens and the speech that defined the Lost Cause

"This book traces the curious history of the Cornerstone Speech. Alexander H. Stephens's defense of the new Confederacy, delivered on March 21, 1861, the Cornerstone Speech was an uninhibited overture to a new nation founded on white supremacy and slavery, and an instant sensation. While t...

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1. Verfasser: Hébert, Keith S. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Knoxville The University of Tennessee Press [2021]
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:"This book traces the curious history of the Cornerstone Speech. Alexander H. Stephens's defense of the new Confederacy, delivered on March 21, 1861, the Cornerstone Speech was an uninhibited overture to a new nation founded on white supremacy and slavery, and an instant sensation. While the speech is widely cited, no full-length treatment of the work and its legacy exists - and it is poorly understood. Hébert examines how Stephens initially considered it, then how, with the help of others, he reinterpreted it to shore up major tenets of Lost Cause ideology after the Confederacy was defeated on the battlefield. The book also shows how this reactionary interpretation would inform Neo-Confederate ideas that abide to the present day in American culture"--
Beschreibung:xiii, 285 Seiten Illustrationen, Portraits (schwarz-weiß) 24 cm
ISBN:9781621906346

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