As someone from the south; we were not. I was lucky enough to have a cousin with an anti-authority complex and internet access, but most of my classmates were not.
However, a quick scroll on news comment thread about confederate statues or a convo with a high school teacher in like fucking Durant or something will reveal that Lost Cause bullshit is still alive and well.
As someone from the north, we were very explicitly taught that the civil war was about slavery.
As someone from the south; we were not. I was lucky enough to have a cousin with an anti-authority complex and internet access, but most of my classmates were not.
The “War of Northern Agression” started by Confederates shooting at an American fort.
Even PragerU admits it nowadays, to their rare credit. I flipped through some state standards, and even the usual suspects do agree now.
However, a quick scroll on news comment thread about confederate statues or a convo with a high school teacher in like fucking Durant or something will reveal that Lost Cause bullshit is still alive and well.