Chapter 16
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A Bottomless Well of Inspiration

Historian Adam Goodheart explains why the Civil War is like both The Iliad and the Bible

…Assassination. Adam Goodheart will discuss 1861: The Civil War Awakening at the twenty-fourth annual Southern Festival of Books, held October 12-14 at Legislative Plaza in Nashville. All events are free…

Night-Riders Redux

Knoxville historian Kelly J. Baker examines the religious underpinnings of the Klan’s reemergence in the twentieth century

…Rotary Club’s evil twin, the Klan attracted political climbers looking to build social capital: future senators Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Hugo Black of Alabama (who went on to…

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