Checkmate, Lincolnites!

Civil War web series debunking the tenets of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.

en
Comedy
War & Politics
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Talk
Created By

Andrew Rakich

First Aired on

May 23, 2019

1 seaons till Jun 07, 2024

Popularity: 0.1414
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Production

Atun-Shei Films (US)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: THE CORNERSTONE OF JOHNNY REB

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 10 episodes

Season 1

A beloved Civil War web series debunking the tenets of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy.

Aired

10 Episodes
  • Episode 1Confederate DESTROYS Yankee with FACTS and LOGIC7 min

    Episode 1 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the three or four arguments Neo-Confederates always make when they talk about the Civil War.

  • Episode 2Did Confederate Soldiers FIGHT for SLAVERY?!9 min

    Episode 2 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that Johnny Reb, the common Confederate soldier, didn't fight to preserve the institution of slavery.

  • Episode 3TARRIFS and TAXES: The REAL Cause of the CIVIL WAR?!11 min

    Episode 3 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myth that the American Civil War was fought over taxes and protectionist tariffs. Was the South subjected to disproportionate taxation? Did the Morrill Tariff cause secession? Watch and find out, you no-account, yellow-bellied sesech!

  • Episode 4Was it REALLY the WAR of NORTHERN AGGRESSION?!?!?!17 min

    Episode 4 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant, that nobody in the North cared about slavery or abolitionism, and that the warmongering Union invaded the South without provocation or just cause during the Civil War. Featuring some special guest appearances from your favorite kooky historical characters!

  • Episode 5Was GENERAL SHERMAN a WAR CRIMINAL?!?!?!?!33 min

    Episode 5 of Checkmate, Lincolnites! Debunking the Lost Cause myths surrounding William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War, including the Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the burning of Columbia – and tackling the "slavery would have gone away on its own" thing while we're at it. Surprisingly, Johnny Reb gets in one or two really solid points.