The American Civil War (1861) took place between the Union (Northern States) against the Confederates (Southern States) over the argument over slavery. The dispute had escalated to such an extent that the Southern States declared themselves independent of the Unites States of America. As a result, a war took place costing the death of more than 600,000 Americans. In the article the writer explains how history had been written to dominate our historical understanding of the Civil war. The reason for the civil war without doubt was slavery, yet the defeated Southerners defended the incident by claiming that it was a war for the “states’ rights” (Article). This was the Myth of the Lost Cause in which defeated Southerners molded the truth in self defense (Class notes). This demonstrates the psyche of white Southerners that they were in a stage of denial; thus, they decided to distort the history to gain their dignity back. This sheds light on the fact of the issue that historians tend to add their personal opinions when they are writing. History is supposed to give us a detailed account of what happened without personal beliefs or opinions. Everyone has a different interpretation of events and incidents, but the history pages should only include facts. They manipulated the pages of history in self-defense to make the future generation’s believe that the war was fought not because of slavery but the states’ rights. A few historians even came out and defended the inhumane act of slavery, historian Ulrich B. Phillip stated that it was a worse deal for slaveholders as compared to slaves because slaveholders had to care for their slaves long even after they could work (Article). Statements like these breed denial and also the possibility of such events in future. Instead of denouncing slavery for the horrific act it is, people actually came out and defended it. The