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#162: The Spiritual Battle of Oligarchy vs. Republicanism during Reconstruction
Lincoln, the Republicans, and the Union Army fought and won to preserve the country during the Civil War. But what larger battle brewed during the bloodiest conflict in American history? Dr. Forrest Nabors, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage, shares deeper insight into the larger political and spiritual conflict that determined the fate of the Founders' pillars of American republicanism.
If you wish to learn more and purchase Dr. Nabors' book From Oligarchy to Republicanism: The Great Task of Reconstruction on Amazon, check out this link!
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