Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco3d ago

In 1865, the guns of the Civil War fell silent. Many Northerners believed the nation had been remade. Good over evil. Right over wrong. But they underestimated the determination of those who had lost. The Civil War ended 161 years ago. Yet Americans are still arguing over the same questions: who counts as a citizen, who can vote, and whose America this is.

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Image: Two Black American Union soldiers, Gladstone Collection of African American Photographs, ca 1860s. Universal History Archive.

Show threadMichael Gemar
@Deglassco @benroyce The US won the war, but lost Reconstruction.
Jun 6 at 7:18pmWeb
Show threadAndreas K2d ago

@michaelgemar
The US won the first phase of the war.

And then they made the mistake traditional American mistake of declaring the war prematurely as won.

Without consideration of any of the fulfillment criteria for "declaring victory" were even checked.

The Northern states had no real plan for after the civil war. Oops.

Bush did declare Iraq won on a carrier of the US coast.

And Trump declared Iran won without even having an idea how winning might be defined.
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