The Lost Cause Lie: Ann Bausum

OCCUPY!: An Unfinished Uprising · Apr 9, 2026 · 43m

We discuss the foundational lies of the Lost Cause, the organic nature of more recent lies, and the constant vigilance necessary to defend democracy.

Ann's civic action toolkit recommendations are:

1) Pay attention to what your (or your children's) textbooks are saying

2) Speak up if there is a historical site near you that is being erased

Ann Bausum is an award-winning historian and the author of White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote History.

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