Teachingamericanhistory.org Podcast

Our archive of TAH.org's 3 October 2020 webinar, featuring a discussion of the true causes of the Civil War – was it really all about slavery, or something else? Suggested Readings: Fort Hill Address, John C. Calhoun, 26 July 1831 The Constitution of the United States: Is it Pro-Slavery or Anti-Slavery?, Frederick Douglass, 26 MAR 1860 South Carolina’s Declaration of the Causes of Secession, 24 DEC 1860 Mississippi Declaration of Secession, 9 JAN 1861 First Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln, 4 MAR 1861 “Cornerstone” Speech, Alexander Stephens, 12 MAR 1861 Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln, 4 MAR 1865