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Civil War miniseries stirs Southern backlash over bias
Southern critics accuse Ken Burns's 11 hour PBS Civil War series of favoring a Union viewpoint and downplaying slavery as a root cause. Leaders like J C Lunsford and John A Black flag perceived bias while PBS defends scholarship and offers teaching materials. Shelby Foote defends the program as balanced georgetown.
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