A great take on the romanticizing of Confederate history:

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20. The South won the war...

This is the theme of Dr. Heather Cox Richardson's book, "How the South Won the Civil War".

https://www.amazon.com/How-South-Won-Civil-War/dp/019758179X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UJWRO1DO9JTR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3nPbL7xLgnaQY43Oj8zdTPvsFxawVBteCCwU5gaV4kzOwCWNNPTE9rNtNWx_6NcKeJdn1aUe47qMP85TKKkBjd_r5A5RNPogUCSgX2Xkdjd-4K3IjqDW1Qoqpc_RuL6M7HQLPl2E0JI4W0Z0jZuAseN-ZteFjmlMtQttUbdOA9z6VV91UeI06rfAWh7KX4lQm3giKLrk11_2VOVYEW501XXQ0ASzAlFhkX2jYfOz77U.eiYIzuRTIQryHjhhl192zc-xYnsLEWhclNmGFg0_H6c&dib_tag=se&keywords=how+the+south+won+the+civil+war&qid=1778691943&sprefix=how+the+south+won%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1

Essentially, the South lost militarily and had to give up it's "property", but it's form of government, has spread and is still plaguing us today. The planter oligarchy owned the newspapers, the schools, the churches, and of course the state governments. The built the mood in Southerners to start the Civil War at Fort Sumpter.

We are still battling oligarchy.