Elliott Katz Lecture Series

We Lost the War Whom Should We Blame?  In 1862 Judah Benjamin became the Secretary of State of the newly formed Confederate States of America, the second highest position in the Confederacy. Prior to his appointment, he was considered the South's brightest star. His light would soon begin to dim and eventually be extinguished as he would be blamed for the Confederacy's loss during the Civil War. Why him? Perhaps you can guess the answer.