The Southern Tradition at Bay / Toby Sumpter

About this episode

Toby Sumpter discusses Civil War history and the themes of his book 'The Southern Tradition at Bay'.

Toby Sumpter joins the show to talk about some Civil War History, and a book called "The Southern Tradition at Bay." (It turns out the South was not as obsessed with slavery as you might think). Jared and Toby discuss Robert E Lee's loyalty to his "country", Virginia, as well as what we lost when the North beat the confederates. The Right Stuff is presented by Canon Press.

People in this episode

Host: Jared

Guest: Toby Sumpter

Topics covered

• Civil War History
• Southern Tradition
• Robert E Lee
• Virginia
• Confederates
• Slavery

Keywords

• Civil War
• Southern Tradition
• Toby Sumpter
• Robert E Lee
• Virginia
• slavery
• Confederates

Sponsors

Canon Press

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Southern Tradition at Bay

Places: Virginia, the South, the North

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