Department of History

This powerful, thought-provoking documentary explores the complexities of a controversy steeped in American history and racial divisiveness: the debate over the Confederate flag in South Carolina, the last state to fly the flag on its capitol. Using never-before-seen archival footage and exclusive interviews with politicians, pundits, activists, and scholars. Confederacy Theory traces the impact of the Confederate emblem on Southern culture, history, and identity-from the Civil War to the front lines of a modern-day secessionist movement.