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One Year Later
One Year Later

Why won't the debate over the Civil War go away?

Hosted by Jamil Smith Nov. 21, 2017
The Civil War may have ended more than 152 years ago, but the battle over the national memory of the conflict -- and the motive for Southern secession -- has flared anew. From confederate monument defenders on the streets to the pop historians in the White House, the whitewashed "Lost Cause" rationale -- of Southern honor and states' rights -- is getting a new lease on life in 2017.

Photo by Yael Even Or/KCRW

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