1. John Kelly's claim that Civil War could've been prevented by compromise didn't come out of nowhere. Part of a larger mythos.
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5. Compromise Myth emerged out of not just Civil War but especially divisiveness of Reconstruction, which ended in Compromise of 1877.
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6. As developed by scholars like Ulrich B. Phillips, William Dunning & Avery Craven, Compromise Myth dominated USA understanding of past
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7. Outlines of Compromise: Slavery not so bad, abolitionists were extremists, Reconstruction was corrupt. White elites should've made a deal
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8. At the heart of Compromise Myth was belief in black inferiority (because slavery not so bad). Here is bestselling 1930 textbookpic.twitter.com/Lsx3Gmw9ED
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9. The Compromise Myth dominated education well into 20th century & via Ken Burns & Shelby Foote given new life in our time.
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10. I go into power of Compromise Myth and why we need to keep fighting it here:https://newrepublic.com/article/145587/lets-relitigate-civil-war …
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...a deal that inevitably throws PoC under the bus...
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How’s this relate to Robert A. Dahl type pluralism?
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