Southern Civil War lies continue, Part 2

So, sectionalism started in the North with the Hartford Convention in 1814, and never got a foothold in the South?

So claims James C. Cobb, Spalding Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Georgia.

Perhaps because their region’s lines of communications were less advanced than the North’s, Southerners were relative Johnny-Rebs-come-lately to the sectional-branding business.

Obviously, he's not read comments by Southern representatives at the Constitutional Convention. Or the Virginia and Kentucky Resolves. Or many other things.

The "fun" part is, this isn't just some Sons of Confederate Veterans guy; it's a history prof with an endowed chair at the University of Georgia, brainwashing potential future teachers of history. Wunderbar.

As I said on the first post in this series, the Civil War sesquicentennial is running head-on into Tea Partiers and dislike of a black president.