#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War

Jan 25, 2023 0

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

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