The Essential Southern Podcast
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The Essential Southern Podcast
3w ago
E. Merton Coulter was one of the more prominent Southern historians of the 20th century. In 1935, he explained why the South lagged behind the North in the writing of history until the 1860s, and then why the South needed to write its own history ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
3M ago
Donald Davidson's essay "That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism" in the 1936 book, "Who Owns America" is a stark reminder that the issues Americans face today are not new. Centralization and "New England imperialism" have long been a problem for the majority of Americans.
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The Essential Southern Podcast
4M ago
In 1895, "Stonewall" Jackson's widow, Mary Anna Jackson, penned her "Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson" as a tribute her her late husband. This selection is a portion of the concluding chapter, and it displays the humanity, love, compassion, heroism, devotion, and emotion of the Southern tradition. To support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
6M ago
Richard Weaver's "The Southern Tradition at Bay" is one of the most important works on the Southern tradition. We discuss his conclusion to that book on this episode. https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
8M ago
Why were Confederate monuments built? If you listen to modern establishment historians, the answer would be racism and to perpetuate the "myth of the Lost Cause." But is this true? Not if you actually read what these people said.
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The Essential Southern Podcast
9M ago
How do we define "Southern Conservatism"? M.E. Bradford provided the best explanation in 1993, and we discuss his definition on this episode of The Essential Southern Podcast. Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
10M ago
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, June 27-July 1, 2022
Topics: Reconstruction, Southern History, Confederate Symbols
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
10M ago
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute June 6-10, 2022
Topics: The War, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Constitution, Southern Film, Slavery, Southern Humor
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
10M ago
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, May 16-20, 2022
Topics: Southern Culture, Southern Tradition, the War, Nationalism, Southern Politics
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com ..read more
The Essential Southern Podcast
10M ago
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, April 25-29, 2022
Topics: Southern Tradition, Confederate History, Articles of Confederation, Southern Family
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com ..read more