In the post-Civil War South during Reconstruction, federal troops attempted to impose their will in part by pitting recently-freed slaves against southern whites.
“These New Barbarians will... destroy not only capitalism, but also education, science, technology, literature, art, individual rights, prosperity, in fact, civilization itself.” —Larry Sechrest (2008)
Here is the book to learn classical liberalism from the ground up, written by the foremost historian in the Austrian tradition—Ralph Raico. Every student, scholar, and freedom fan must have a copy of Classical Liberalism and the Austrian School at hand, readying them for intellectual battle.