The American Civil War: Revolution and Counterrevolution (Pt. 1)

Full transcript & additional info at https://communistusa.org/audio-the-american-civil-war-pt-1-revolution-and-counterrevolution/

In this episode, Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson kicks off our miniseries with a Marxist analysis of the American Civil War. He lays out the basic theoretical foundations for understanding the events of the War, which Marxists see as the second American Revolution.

Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5)