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Lost Cause historians instead favor the more moderate postwar views of Confederate leaders. [21] The Lost Cause argument stresses secession as a defense against a Northern threat to a Southern way of life and declares that this threat violated the states' rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The Lost Cause's assertion ...
Edward Alfred Pollard (February 27, 1832 – December 17, 1872) was an American author, journalist, and Confederate sympathizer during the American Civil War who wrote several books on the causes and events of the war, notably The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates (1866) and The Lost Cause Regained (1868), [1] wherein Pollard originated the long-standing pseudo ...
The “Lost Cause” was a political project waged by white Southerners after the Civil War to venerate Confederate generals and the bravery of Confederate soldiers, while downplaying their ...
The "Lost Cause" is the name which is commonly given to a movement that seeks to reconcile the existence of the traditional society of the Southern United States with the defeat of the Confederate States of America at the end of the American Civil War of 1861–1865. [7]
Lost cause narratives sometimes have been powerful enough to build or destroy political regimes. They can advance a politics of grievance. Opinion: Trump's 'lost cause,' a kind of gangster cult ...
"Lost Cause" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at its peak of number 27. The song was the highest new entry on the Irish Singles Chart (number 9) for the week of June 11, 2021, and the UK Singles Chart (number 14) during the week of June 14, 2021.
Billie Eilish is giving off slumber party vibes in her latest music video. On Wednesday, the 19-year-old singer released a new song, "Lost Cause," and, in its accompanying music video, parties ...
Michael G. Sinelnikoff (1 August 1928 – 1 July 2024) was a British-born Canadian actor, director, producer, and writer. He is known for his role as Professor Arthur Summerlee on the television series Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, [1] and has been seen in a variety of film roles such as 300 [1] and The Greatest Game Ever Played.