Steve Randy WaldmanDec 28, 2023

“History is not what happened. It is what gets written down in an imperfect, often underhanded process dominated by self-interested political, economic and cultural authorities.” from Silent Cavalry by #HowellRaines via #MartinPengelly https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/27/howell-raines-silent-cavalry-civil-war

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‘History is not what happened’: Howell Raines on the civil war and memory

In his new book, Silent Cavalry, the former New York Times editor tells of loyalties long suppressed in his native Alabama

The Guardian