> It astounds me that there are large numbers of whites in this country who think the Civil War was about anything other than slavery. Indoctrination with thes

> It astounds me that there are large numbers of whites in this country who think the Civil War was about anything other than slavery. Indoctrination with these beliefs in pretty common at high schools in places like Mississippi and S. Carolina, and even at (rural) high schools in border states. We watched Gone With the Wind in my History class in high school. Not when discussing e.g. "the role of film in civil rights/modern history" mind you, but when discussing reconstruction. It was pretty explicitly treated as a more-or-less accurate portrayal.