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The Abbeville Institutes is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to exploring what is true and valuable in the Southern tradition.
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E. Merton Coulter was one of the more prominent Southern historians of the 20th century. In 1935, he explained why the South lagged behind the North in the writing of history until the 1860s, and then why the South needed to write its own history.
Donald Davidson wrote an essay in 1932 arguing for the influence of the Southern poet in the Southern tradition while concurrently blasting the Northern Progressive for his destruction of post-War Southern culture.
Donald Davidson's essay "That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism" in the 1936 book, "Who Owns America" is a stark reminder that the issues Americans face today are not new. Centralization and "New England imperialism" have long been a problem for the majority of Americans.
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In 1895, "Stonewall" Jackson's widow, Mary Anna Jackson, penned her "Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson" as a tribute her her late husband. This selection is a portion of the concluding chapter, and it displays the humanity, love, compassion, heroism, devotion, and emotion of the Southern tradition.
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Richard Weaver's "The Southern Tradition at Bay" is one of the
most important works on the Southern tradition. We discuss his
conclusion to that book on this episode.
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Why were Confederate monuments built? If you listen to modern establishment historians, the answer would be racism and to perpetuate the "myth of the Lost Cause." But is this true? Not if you actually read what these people said.
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How do we define "Southern Conservatism"? M.E. Bradford provided the
best explanation in 1993, and we discuss his definition on this episode
of The Essential Southern Podcast.
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Music and poetry have long been indicators of a robust culture and tradition. The South excelled at both. Henry Timrod's "Carolina!" served as the basis of the South Carolina State song, ad it is a fine example of Southern tradition, honor, and heroism.
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Even just a few years ago, Jefferson Davis's January 1861 Farewell Address to the United States Senate was considered to be one of the most important speeches in United States history. Those who heard it both wept and cheered as Davis led several other Senators out of the chamber. The speech is one of the "essential Southern" documents that everyone should know about.
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Clyde Wilson defined a Southerner in the 1990s. This offered a great inaugural episode of The Essential Southern Podcast.
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The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute March 27 - April 7
Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmccclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 20-24, 2023
Topic: Confederate Symbols, the War, Cancel Culture
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 13-17, 2023
Topics: John C. Calhoun, The Confederate Constitution
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, March 6-10, 2023
Topics: the War, Reconciliation, Reconstruction
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Feb 27 - Mar 3, 2023
Topics: Secession, Federalism, Decentralization, United States Constitution
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute February 20-24, 2023
Topics: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Southern Conservatism, Reconstruction, the War, Southern Culture
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Feb 13-17, 2023
Topics: Republican Party, War Crimes, Southern Tradition, Emancipation
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Feb 6-10, 2023
Topics: the War, Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, Southern History, Southern Culture, Republican Party
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 30 - Feb 3, 2023
Topics: History, Southern History, the War, Cancel Culture, Thomas Jefferson
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 23-27, 2023
Topics: Robert E. Lee, Confederate Monuments, Cancel Culture, Southern History, the War
Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
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Awesome podcast. Not to be missed if you're interested in American culture and the 400 plus years of Southern civilization in the States that is currently under attack by crazy lefties.