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Jeremi Suri: Civil War, Slavery, Freedom, and Democracy | Lex Fridman Podcast #354

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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:27 - Revolutions and governments 18:06 - American Civil War 27:18 - Lincoln and election of 1860 31:08 - Slavery 44:17 - Freedom of speech 56:00 - Death toll of the Civil War 59:19 - Ulysses S. Grant 1:01:27 - Ku Klux Klan 1:13:10 - Robert E. Lee 1:20:53 - Abraham Lincoln 1:36:01 - If the south won 1:44:37 - Hypocrisy of the Founders 1:50:39 - John Wilkes Booth 1:53:54 - White supremacy 1:59:17 - Disputed elections 2:09:38 - Politics 2:18:03 - Donald Trump and Joe Biden 2:30:48 - January 6th 2:55:46 - Hope for the future SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:27

    Introduction

  2. 0:27 – 18:06

    Revolutions and governments

  3. 18:06 – 27:18

    American Civil War

  4. 27:18 – 31:08

    Lincoln and election of 1860

  5. 31:08 – 44:17

    Slavery

  6. 44:17 – 56:00

    Freedom of speech

  7. 56:00 – 59:19

    Death toll of the Civil War

  8. 59:19 – 1:01:27

    Ulysses S. Grant

  9. 1:01:27 – 1:13:10

    Ku Klux Klan

  10. 1:13:10 – 1:20:53

    Robert E. Lee

  11. 1:20:53 – 1:36:01

    Abraham Lincoln

  12. 1:36:01 – 1:44:37

    If the south won

  13. 1:44:37 – 1:50:39

    Hypocrisy of the Founders

  14. 1:50:39 – 1:53:54

    John Wilkes Booth

  15. 1:53:54 – 1:59:17

    White supremacy

  16. 1:59:17 – 2:09:38

    Disputed elections

  17. 2:09:38 – 2:18:03

    Politics

  18. 2:18:03 – 2:30:48

    Donald Trump and Joe Biden

  19. 2:30:48 – 2:55:46

    January 6th

  20. 2:55:46 – 2:59:52

    Hope for the future

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