... pages Like most wars, historians generally agree that the American Civil war grew in brutality as it lasted longer in duration. Soldier-mounted attacks against Southern civilians had been unthinkable in 1861. By 1864, however, attacks against Southern civilians" property, as chronicled in movies like Gone with the Wind, had become commonplace and an officially sanctioned part ... of wartime strategy. The thesis behind The Hard Hand of War is that the evolution of the Union government's policies towards civilians in the South during the Civil War. Historian Mark Grimsley's contribution to...

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... and master under any circumstances. This suggested that the Mammy favored her situation and status as a slave. Why was slavery abolished if clearly the slaves were happy and even supported it? This representation of the Mammy persisted throughout the 20th century with films such as Imitation of Life and Gone with the Wind. Closely related to the Mammy was the character of the Sambo. The Sambo was a simple, docile and laughing black man ... who was carefree and irresponsible. He paved the way for the Jim Crow character first introduced by T.D. Rice ... ...

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