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misanthrope

(9,615 posts)
Tue May 12, 2026, 03:00 AM 11 hrs ago

Saw a great documentary tonight from PBS

Exposing the Myth of Southern Charm

Being in Mobile, a lot of it rang familiar. The Lost Cause still lives and breathes here.

The documentary is especially salient in light of the last couple of weeks of news.

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Saw a great documentary tonight from PBS (Original Post) misanthrope 11 hrs ago OP
Thanks! I record Independent Lens and moonscape 11 hrs ago #1
Thanks! Roy Rolling 9 hrs ago #2
I just finished watching it for the second time. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #3
Fascinating and disturbing. 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #4
Thank you for the recommendation. llmart 4 hrs ago #5
The documentary is titled "Natchez". Buckeye_Democrat 3 hrs ago #6
Why would you need to look for it on Passport misanthrope 1 hr ago #7
maybe they want to watch it on their TV instead of their computer eShirl 1 hr ago #8

moonscape

(5,796 posts)
1. Thanks! I record Independent Lens and
Tue May 12, 2026, 03:12 AM
11 hrs ago

didn’t find this in my recordings or as upcoming on my PBS station.

As a former Southerner, definitely want to watch!

Roy Rolling

(7,689 posts)
2. Thanks!
Tue May 12, 2026, 04:35 AM
9 hrs ago

I’ll look it up. I was thinking about when I was a kid in the 1960s South and how racists made life difficult for everyone in their crusade to oppress “others”. And by “others” I mean non-MAGA, non-violent, unconvinced, ordinary Americans and immigrants.

I gotta say, in my seventh decade, Nazis are always just one generation—15 to 20 years—away from taking power. If society lets them. Don’t let them, we must always be on guard.

Like weeds, roaches, and infectious diseases they will multiply and take over if left uncontrolled.

llmart

(17,717 posts)
5. Thank you for the recommendation.
Tue May 12, 2026, 09:45 AM
4 hrs ago

I'm a passport member but I hadn't heard about this one. I will definitely watch it as I'm a "Yankee" who lived in the South for ten years. I saw right through some of their revisionist histories, especially when it came to Southern women and racism.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,533 posts)
6. The documentary is titled "Natchez".
Tue May 12, 2026, 10:38 AM
3 hrs ago

I couldn't find it in PBS Passport initially, but that's because I searched for the title of the above YouTube video.

Thanks for sharing, nonetheless!

Again, people should look for:
Independent Lens - Natchez

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