The movie of the American Civil War is a subtle, almost nauseating sight. Americans have died, we are trampled, men sleep by the millions, and the spoils of war are hoarded by a few. But the deeply racist myths that remain dominating public discourse still divide Americans into tribes, each with a colorblind view of the devastation wrought on both sides by brutal battle.


For example, a recent poll of men and women concluded that each side benefits from the violence, not the other