Dixie’s Daughter’s Book Q & A Assignment
The point of this assignment is to teach you how to use an academic book. Begin with the Preface/Introduction to the book. Then work your way through each of the chapters. So, read carefully and answer the questions thoroughly.
TIP: ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE IN ORDER BY CHAPTER.
Directions:
- After reading Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture:
- please answer the following questions about the book.
- Please note: these are NOT simple 1-2 line answers.
- Your answers should be substantial information that FULLY answers the question with some brief examples to show that you read the book.
- YOU MAY ONLY USE COX’S BOOK to complete this assignment.
- What is the “Myth of the Lost Cause’? And, explain: who, why, and how, was this myth created and sustained.
- Define “Confederate Culture.” What are the symbols associated with this culture? What groups were responsible for this tradition? What were their objectives?
- What aspect of American history does the author NOT discuss in the book and why?
- Who was the UDC? Who were its members? Why did they become members? And, how did the group evolve?
- How does Cox characterize the “New Man?” Be sure to discuss: motivations, goals, and these men differed from their fathers.
- Describe how women’s organizations were able to commit to monument building and fundraising? What kind of monuments did they desire?
- Describe the concept of “benevolence” as it relates to the UDC and the Progressive Era.
- Discuss and describe the UDC’s views on history and how they spread their ideology. What were their views on education?
- Explain and discuss vindication and reconciliation as it relates to the UDC. Be sure to include specific examples.
- According to Cox, how did the views of the UDC, and by extension, the South, change and then challenge the Civil Rights Movement?
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