Dr. Allison Wiltz said it well: “Because we failed to properly punish the Confederacy.” She’s right—but the full story runs even deeper.
In this video, we quickly draw a throughline from 1776 to 1861 to January 6th. This is the story of how white rebellion became sacred. How the Confederacy wasn’t defeated, but reintegrated. How the Lost Cause rebranded treason as patriotism. And how today’s “patriotic education” push—from the 1776 Commission to the America250 campaign—is about obedience.
Robin DiAngelo’s bestselling book White Fragility has provoked an uncomfortable but vital conversation about what it means to be white. As protests organised by the Black Lives Matter movement continue around the world, she explains why white people should stop avoiding conversations about race because of their own discomfort, and how 'white fragility' plays a key role in upholding systemic racism.