The Lost Cause Lie: Ann Bausum
About this episode
The episode discusses the foundational lies of the Lost Cause and the importance of defending democracy.
We discuss the foundational lies of the Lost Cause, the organic nature of more recent lies, and the constant vigilance necessary to defend democracy. Ann's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Pay attention to what your (or your children's) textbooks are saying 2) Speak up if there is a historical site near you that is being erased Ann Bausum is an award-winning historian and the author of White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Ann on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnBausum/ Read White Lies : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful . Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Ann Bausum Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos
People in this episode
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Ann Bausum
Topics covered
- Lost Cause
- democracy
- historical revisionism
- civic action
- education
Keywords
- Lost Cause
- democracy
- historical sites
- civic action
- textbooks
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Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History
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