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Cornerstone of the Confederacy : Alexander Stephens and the speech that defined the Lost Cause /

This book traces the curious history of the Cornerstone Speech. Alexander H. Stephens's defense of the new Confederacy, delivered on March 21, 1861, the Cornerstone Speech was an uninhibited overture to a new nation founded on white supremacy and slavery, and an instant sensation. While the spe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hébert, Keith S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Stephens, Alexander H. > (Alexander Hamilton), > 1812-1883 > Influence.
White supremacy movements > United States > History.
Slavery > Southern States > Justification > Sources.
African Americans > Southern States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Racism > Southern States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Anniversaries, etc.
Southern States > Intellectual life > Sources.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.

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