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This is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics...

>> this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country's past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america's history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. >> the hot winds of war blew across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn out struggle. and the feeling on both sides was so intense. >> we...

Storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporar...

>> this is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our country's past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america's history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. >> the hot winds of war blow across the land. made of it, a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn struggle. and the feeling on both sides was so intense. >> we all ...

And not once does he talk about slavery, property, and what the war is really about, what they're really fighting for. >> other voices? >> yeah. i noticed there seems to be a common idea that the civil war was totally about slavery. i'm gonna disagree with that. the south did want to leave the union, because of slavery, but the issue of the civil war was keeping the south in the union. so slavery isn't like, the entire issue. >> pushback? comments? >> we're gonna continue tomorrow. we have class tomorrow. you are a thinker. that is for sure. the wedge is this labor issue, right? i think we're ...