“The Battle of the Hymn of the Republic” is one of the most influential set of lyrics in American history–for good and for bad.
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The Glory of the Coming of the Lord
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Poetry Helped Feed Robert E. Lee Myth
Herman Melville and Julie Ward Howe, although anti-slavery, unfortunately wrote poems which helped mythologize Robert E. Lee, whose statues have become symbols of white supremacy. And indeed, Lee was a white supremacist.
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The Civil War Was Fueled by Poetry
Scholar Faith Barrett shows how the War between the States was a “poetry fueled war.”
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