State Identity and the Rhetoric of Secession

This chapter explores the motivations behind states joining the Confederacy during the Civil War, focusing on local identities in states like Virginia and Tennessee. It also critiques the rhetoric of Southern leaders, exposing the contradictions in their discussions of freedom and slavery.

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