Topic: Savannah

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37: A Shell Game
13:55 - 16:21

37: A Shell Game

General Sherman and the Union Army's Treatment of Slaves

A segment from the 1619 Project podcast details General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march to the sea. The narrative challenges the "Great Emancipator" myth by highlighting Sherman's lack of sympathy for fleeing slaves, whom he viewed as a drain on military resources.