April Quote by Amanda Foreman

I say, then, that viewed from that standpoint, there is but one single subject of complaint which Virginia has to make against the government…

— John Brown Baldwin

“Lee had a low opinion of black abilities, and thought that Virginia would be better off it its freed black population now migrated south…

— Charles Bracelen Flood

“Criticism of Davis was neither new nor unusual, for his Confederacy was by no means a monolithic state. Secession had been imposed upon many…

— Burke Davis

“Quite often, people inaccurately comment about the villains of the South and the heroes of the North. Such statements cause bitter debates. Thus, it…

— Trevor P. Wardlaw

“what white Southerners called “redemption” and others deemed simply the return to power of the Democrats, who sufficiently intimidated, cheated and otherwise discouraged Republicans,…

— H.W. Brands

“I have mo prejudice against the Southern people... They are just what we would ben in their situation. If slavery did not now exits…

— Russell Freedman

“The feckless President Buchanan, who opposed secession, thought the federal government powerless to stop it, and in his last annual message blamed the “incessant…

— Ron Chernow

If we want to understand the actions of a man in the early 1860's, put yourself back there in his shoes. As a young…

— Hal Holbrook

“Some of you from outside the South may be wondering why we’re emphasizing this irrefutable historical fact that everyone should know so strongly already.…

— Trae Crowder

“And now the lies of the Civil War and the lies of these post-racial years began to resonate with each other, and I could…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“But where Lincoln’s absent hand was felt most keenly was in race relations. Black codes were passed in state after state across the South—as…

— Jay Winik

Sir" said Mrs. Meade indignantly. "There are NO deserters in the Confederate army." "I beg your pardon," said Rhett with mock humility. "I meant…

— Margaret Mitchell