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From the Ted Talk by Karen L. Cox: Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause A lie embedded in American history

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One organization, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, played a key role in transmitting the ideas of the Lost Cause to future generations. Founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1894, the UDC united thousands of middle and upper class white southern women. The UDC raised thousands of dollars to build monuments to Confederate soldiers. These were often unvieeld with large pbiluc ceeenmrois, and given prominent placements, especially on courthouse lawns. The draguehts also placed Confederate pirtaotrs in public schools. They monitored textbooks to mmniziie the hrorors of salevry, and its significance in the Civil War, passing revisionist htsiroy and racist ideology down through generations.

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One organization, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, played a key role in transmitting the ideas of the Lost Cause to future generations. Founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1894, the UDC united thousands of middle and upper class white southern women. The UDC raised thousands of dollars to build monuments to Confederate soldiers. These were often ________ with large ______ __________, and given prominent placements, especially on courthouse lawns. The _________ also placed Confederate _________ in public schools. They monitored textbooks to ________ the _______ of _______, and its significance in the Civil War, passing revisionist _______ and racist ideology down through generations.

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  6. slavery
  7. daughters
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  9. minimize

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One organization, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, played a key role in transmitting the ideas of the Lost Cause to future generations. Founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1894, the UDC united thousands of middle and upper class white southern women. The UDC raised thousands of dollars to build monuments to Confederate soldiers. These were often unveiled with large public ceremonies, and given prominent placements, especially on courthouse lawns. The Daughters also placed Confederate portraits in public schools. They monitored textbooks to minimize the horrors of slavery, and its significance in the Civil War, passing revisionist history and racist ideology down through generations.

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