#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War

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<p>Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Athletic Greens</b>: <a href="https://athleticgreens.com/lex">https://athleticgreens.com/lex</a> to get 1 month of fish oil</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Jeremi&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jeremisuri">https://twitter.com/jeremisuri</a><br /> This is Democracy podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy">https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy</a><br /> Jeremi&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://jeremisuri.net">https://jeremisuri.net</a><br /> Jeremi&#8217;s Books:<br /> 1. Civil War by Other Means: <a href="https://amzn.to/3hRa3cT">https://amzn.to/3hRa3cT</a><br /> 2. The Impossible Presidency: <a href="https://amzn.to/3hTn5X8">https://amzn.to/3hTn5X8</a><br /> 3. Henry Kissinger: <a href="https://amzn.to/3WqkBOY">https://amzn.to/3WqkBOY</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (06:45) &#8211; Revolutions and governments<br /> (24:23) &#8211; American Civil War<br /> (33:35) &#8211; Lincoln and election of 1860<br /> (37:25) &#8211; Slavery<br /> (50:35) &#8211; Freedom of speech<br /> (1:02:17) &#8211; Death toll of the Civil War<br /> (1:05:36) &#8211; Ulysses S. Grant<br /> (1:07:45) &#8211; Ku Klux Klan<br /> (1:19:27) &#8211; Robert E. Lee<br /> (1:27:11) &#8211; Abraham Lincoln<br /> (1:42:18) &#8211; If the south won<br /> (1:50:54) &#8211; Hypocrisy of the Founders<br /> (1:56:56) &#8211; John Wilkes Booth<br /> (2:00:11) &#8211; White supremacy<br /> (2:05:34) &#8211; Disputed elections<br /> (2:15:56) &#8211; Politics<br /> (2:24:20) &#8211; Donald Trump and Joe Biden<br /> (2:37:06) &#8211; January 6th<br /> (3:02:04) &#8211; Hope for the future</p>