Checkmate, Lincolnites!

A beloved Civil War web series debunking the tenets of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.

1. E1. Confederate DESTROYS Yankee with FACTS and LOGIC

   May 23, 2019 · 7m

   Episode 1 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the three or four arguments Neo-Confederates always make when they talk about the Civil War.

2. E2. Did Confederate Soldiers FIGHT for SLAVERY?!

   Sep 20, 2019 · 9m

   Episode 2 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that Johnny Reb, the common Confederate soldier, didn't fight to preserve the institution of slavery.

3. E3. TARRIFS and TAXES: The REAL Cause of the CIVIL WAR?!

   Jan 16, 2020 · 11m

   Episode 3 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the American Civil War was fought over taxes and protectionist tariffs. Was the South subjected to disproportionate taxation? Did the Morrill Tariff cause secession? Watch and find out, you no-account, yellow-bellied sesech!

4. E4. Was it REALLY the WAR of NORTHERN AGGRESSION?!?!?!

   Apr 28, 2020 · 17m

   Episode 4 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant, that nobody in the North cared about slavery or abolitionism, and that the warmongering Union invaded the South without provocation or just cause during the Civil War. Featuring some special guest appearances from your favorite kooky historical characters!

5. E5. Was GENERAL SHERMAN a WAR CRIMINAL?!?!?!?!

   Aug 11, 2020 · 33m

   Episode 5 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, including the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the burning of Columbia – and tackling the "slavery would have gone away on its own" thing while we're at it. Surprisingly, Johnny Reb gets in one or two really solid points.

6. E6. Were There Really BLACK CONFEDERATES???!!!

   Dec 24, 2020 · 28m

   Episode 6 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that tens of thousands of black men served as soldiers in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.

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