A Southern World View: The Old South and Proslavery Ideology - Lecture 3

Explore the complex history of southern slavery in this 51-minute lecture from Yale University's "The Civil War and Reconstruction" course. Delve into the U.S. South's classification as one of the five true "slave societies" in world history and examine the internal slave trade that relocated thousands from the eastern seaboard to the Southwest's cotton states between 1820 and 1860. Analyze the multifaceted pro-slavery argument, including its biblical, historical, economic, cynical, and utopian aspects. Journey through five chapters, beginning with an introduction, then exploring the American South as a slave society, discussing slavery's role in social stability, dissecting various arguments for slavery, and concluding with final thoughts on this pivotal period in American history.