Mind of the old SOuth
Book Critique of The Mind of the Old South The book The Mind of the Old South, written by Clement Eaton, deals with the many different mindsets that existed in the old south. ... Most importantly, though, Eaton covers the emotional tendencies possessed by southerners and describes the dynamics of the southern mind as a whole. ... On the other hand, though, the dynamics of the mind of the old southerner, as a whole, are what I feel can be closely associated with the minds of the majority of southerners today. Eaton presents the idea that many southerners in the old south were controlled largely by their emotions. ... This was very apparent in the video about the conflict over the flag in South Carolina. ... Between 1860 and 1861 William Yancey came to the front and “like Hitler in modern Germany swayed great political audiences in the South, almost hypnotically, by his appeal to their resentment, pride, and fear of the future.