United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Upholding White Supremacy

Olivia and Raven dive into the white supremacist roots of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and they discuss the organization’s role in perpetuating the lost cause narrative in history textbooks and Civil War discourse. They cover the UDC’s founding, goals, and efforts in education and Confederate veneration, and the negative impact on history education and Black people today.

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Episodes Referenced:

Was Abraham Lincoln the Savior of Black-Americans?

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/was-abraham-lincoln-the-savior-of-black-americans/

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Symbolism and Criticism of the Confederate Flag

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/symbolism-and-criticism-of-the-confederate-flag/

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Learn More!

HISTORY OF THE UDC

https://hqudc.org/history-of-the-united-daughters-of-the-confederacy/

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United Daughters of the Confederacy

https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-Daughters-of-the-Confederacy

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Lost Cause

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Cause

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A New Civil War Museum Speaks Truths in the Former Capital of the Confederacy

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/civil-war-museum-speaks-truths-former-capital-of-confederacy-180972085/

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United Daughters of the Confederacy

https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy/

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TWISTED SOURCES: How Confederate propaganda ended up in the South's schoolbooks

https://www.facingsouth.org/2019/04/twisted-sources-how-confederate-propaganda-ended-souths-schoolbooks