Here is a brilliant exposition of the power of patient lies and relabeling to mask ugly truths about our history. It retells the migration of language from "slaveholders rebellion" to "civil war". And it shows a direct parallel with Trump’s lies about January 6. The narrative matters!

It Wasn’t a ‘Civil War.’ It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/opinion/civil-war-slaveholders-rebellion-slavery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.1Mjb.x3vp663__E0c&smid=nytcore-android-share