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misanthrope

(9,630 posts)
Tue May 12, 2026, 03:00 AM May 12

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 May 12 OP
Thanks! I record Independent Lens and moonscape May 12 #1
Thanks! Roy Rolling May 12 #2
I just finished watching it for the second time. ❤️ littlemissmartypants May 12 #3
Fascinating and disturbing. 3catwoman3 May 12 #4
Thank you for the recommendation. llmart May 12 #5
The documentary is titled "Natchez". Buckeye_Democrat May 12 #6
Why would you need to look for it on Passport misanthrope May 12 #7
maybe they want to watch it on their TV instead of their computer eShirl May 12 #8
That would have been my response also. llmart May 12 #10
Thanks. I was just going to post the same thing. llmart May 12 #9
Thank you, misanthrope Niagara May 12 #11

moonscape

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

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

As a former Southerner, definitely want to watch!

Roy Rolling

(7,716 posts)
2. Thanks!
Tue May 12, 2026, 04:35 AM
May 12

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

(17,729 posts)
5. Thank you for the recommendation.
Tue May 12, 2026, 09:45 AM
May 12

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

(15,539 posts)
6. The documentary is titled "Natchez".
Tue May 12, 2026, 10:38 AM
May 12

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

llmart

(17,729 posts)
10. That would have been my response also.
Tue May 12, 2026, 07:54 PM
May 12

With vision problems I don't watch things on my computer or phone. That's why I have a 55" TV.

llmart

(17,729 posts)
9. Thanks. I was just going to post the same thing.
Tue May 12, 2026, 07:52 PM
May 12

Took me awhile to find it on my PBS because there was no such title. The actual title is "Natchez". You are correct.

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