#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War Lex Fridman Podcast
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Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings
- BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
- InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
- Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil
EPISODE LINKS:
Jeremi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremisuri
This is Democracy podcast: https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy
Jeremi's Website: https://jeremisuri.net
Jeremi's Books:
1. Civil War by Other Means: https://amzn.to/3hRa3cT
2. The Impossible Presidency: https://amzn.to/3hTn5X8
3. Henry Kissinger: https://amzn.to/3WqkBOY
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:45) - Revolutions and governments
(24:23) - American Civil War
(33:35) - Lincoln and election of 1860
(37:25) - Slavery
(50:35) - Freedom of speech
(1:02:17) - Death toll of the Civil War
(1:05:36) - Ulysses S. Grant
(1:07:45) - Ku Klux Klan
(1:19:27) - Robert E. Lee
(1:27:11) - Abraham Lincoln
(1:42:18) - If the south won
(1:50:54) - Hypocrisy of the Founders
(1:56:56) - John Wilkes Booth
(2:00:11) - White supremacy
(2:05:34) - Disputed elections
(2:15:56) - Politics
(2:24:20) - Donald Trump and Joe Biden
(2:37:06) - January 6th
(3:02:04) - Hope for the future
Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings
- BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off
- InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
- Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil
EPISODE LINKS:
Jeremi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremisuri
This is Democracy podcast: https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy
Jeremi's Website: https://jeremisuri.net
Jeremi's Books:
1. Civil War by Other Means: https://amzn.to/3hRa3cT
2. The Impossible Presidency: https://amzn.to/3hTn5X8
3. Henry Kissinger: https://amzn.to/3WqkBOY
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:45) - Revolutions and governments
(24:23) - American Civil War
(33:35) - Lincoln and election of 1860
(37:25) - Slavery
(50:35) - Freedom of speech
(1:02:17) - Death toll of the Civil War
(1:05:36) - Ulysses S. Grant
(1:07:45) - Ku Klux Klan
(1:19:27) - Robert E. Lee
(1:27:11) - Abraham Lincoln
(1:42:18) - If the south won
(1:50:54) - Hypocrisy of the Founders
(1:56:56) - John Wilkes Booth
(2:00:11) - White supremacy
(2:05:34) - Disputed elections
(2:15:56) - Politics
(2:24:20) - Donald Trump and Joe Biden
(2:37:06) - January 6th
(3:02:04) - Hope for the future