For the most part, “Lost Cause” was a social revolution that was only influenced slightly by political ideals. “Lost Cause” was incredibly successful in influencing people’s views of the Confederate soldiers to a perspective of a more positive nature; however, “Lost Cause” was limited by funding. As positive as the consequences of the “Lost Cause” were, the notion of white supremacy and inherent goodness of slavery remained solidified in Southern ideals after the Reconstruction. After the Civil War (1861-1865), the U.S. transitioned to a period commonly known as the Reconstruction in which Southern states worked to rejoin the Union. In an effort to change the way the U.S. viewed the Southern soldiers of the civil war from pro slavery monsters
