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How Dixie’s History Got Whitewashed

LOST CAUSE

The United Daughters of the Confederacy were once a powerful force in public education across the South, right down to rewriting history: slaves were happy, y’all.

Kevin M. Levin

Published Aug. 19 2016 12:11PM EDT

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Kevin M. Levin

Kevin M. Levin

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