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Reflecting on South Carolina's 1860 Decision to Leave the Union

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-942281.mp3

Bowling Green, KY – WKU Historians Dr. Glenn LaFantasie and Dr. Jack Thacker say several southern states were quick to follow South Carolina's lead in leaving the union. Some maintained that the founding fathers intended states to have the right to leave the federal government. Dan Modlin spoke with the WKU Historians........