407K views · 2.2K reactions | Vice President of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, described the confederate constitution thusly: "Its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.” | HISTORY | Facebook

Filmed from the final year of Barack Obama's presidency to the present, "Civil War" examines how differing narratives about this pivotal, historic event shape our beliefs to this day. https://on.msnbc.com/3DU6bNv Watch "Civil War" Sunday at 10 pm ET on MSNBC. | MSNBC

7.7K views · 124 reactions | Professor Melissa Jones, who appears in a new documentary, discusses the role that education plays in narratives around the Civil War. Watch "Civil War," Sunday at 10pm ET on MSNBC https://on.msnbc.com/3vP6mqJ | MSNBC | Facebook

22K views · 589 reactions | "The history of enslavement, the history of the Civil War, is deeply personal. This is our story. It is the story of the foundation of our nation. It is a lot harder to be honest with the difficult truths about your own history," Rachel Boynton, director of "Civil War," says. Watch “Civil War,” tonight at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC. | MSNBC | Facebook