What if the South Won the Civil War?

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What if the Civil War had ended differently, with the South seceding from the Union? Would slavery have continued? Would the southern states have continued as a whole? Would any other states have followed suit? To explore this hypothetical history, Don spoke to Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Department Chair of history at Louisiana State University. Aaron specialises on the Civil War and reconstruction and is the author of 'The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War', 'Reckoning with Rebellion: War and Sovereignty in the Nineteenth Century' and 'Why Confederates Fought'. Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Siobhan Dale. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long. All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.