What if one of the South’s most famous Civil War images was altered? After the war, the Cyclorama of the Battle of Atlanta was brought to the city only to be repainted to turn a Union victory into a Confederate one. Atlanta History Center Director Sheffield Hale explains how this iconic exhibit, now corrected and restored, reflects historical revisionism, Lost Cause mythology and Southern myth-making that defined post–Civil War memory in the American South. Watch the full Southern identity episode of "Curiosities of the South" now on the AJC YouTube channel. Credits: 🎥: AJC 📸 AJC Subscribe to the AJC's YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/ajcvideo?sub_confirmation=1 Follow the AJC: Facebook - facebook.com/ajc Instagram - instagram.com/ajcnews Twitter/X - x.com/AJC Subscribe to the AJC: ajc.com #shorts #history #america #america250 #usa #documentary #civilwar #explainer #educational #georgia #AJC