The Forgotten Confederate Monuments of New Orleans

In 2017, the city of New Orleans controversially removed four of its Confederate monuments. But few at the time took note of the smaller and less prominent monuments on the neutral ground of Norman C. Francis Parkway in the Mid-City neighborhood. In this shameless cash-grab of a video, I present the histories of these lesser monuments and the men they commemorate - Colonel Charles Didier Dreux, Father Abram J. Ryan, and General Albert Pike.
This one gets surprisingly wild, y'all.
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~REFERENCES~
[1] Lawrence Powell. The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans (2012). Harvard University Press, Page 56-57
[2] “History and Description of the Dreux Monument in New Orleans, Louisiana from the 1930s.” Louisiana Works Progress Administration, State Library of Louisiana louisianadigitallibrary.org/i...
[3] Joseph Reed Ingersoll. Secession: A Folly and a Crime (1861). King & Baird Printers, Page 60-61
[4] Lawrence Powell. “The Funeral of André Cailloux: Fallen Captain of the Louisiana Native Guards.” New Orleans Historical neworleanshistorical.org/item...
[5] Octavia Rogers Albert. The House of Bondage (1890). Hunt & Eaton, Page 128-129
[6] David O’Connell. Furl that Banner: The Life of Abram J. Ryan, Poet-Priest of the South (2006). Mercer University Press, Page 1-15
[7] Justin Nystrom. New Orleans After the Civil War: Race, Politics, and a New Birth of Freedom (2010). Johns Hopkins University Press, Page 151-153
[8] “The Morning Star and Catholic Messenger [volume], September 20 1874, Morning, Page 4 Image 4.” Library of Congress chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lc...
[9] Albert Pike. Letters to the People of the Northern States (1856). Publisher Unidentified (Boston Public Library Collection), Page 15-26
[10] Fred Allsopp. Albert Pike: A Biography (1928) Parke-Harper Company, Page 186-194

[@AtunSheiFilms]

CORRECTION: The drainage and settlement of Mid-City began in the late 19th century, not the turn of the 20th. I recently found a map of New Orleans from 1878 showing a draining machine at the intersection of Bienville Avenue and Hagan Avenue (today's Norm C. Francis Parkway).

[@astridposey]

Are we just gonna ignore that Albert Pike supposedly wanted to bring about the OWO?

[@ZytphenA]

Gotta love corrections made Long after the video game out

[@KibuFox]

I think the width of the road there is also down to train tracks that previously ran down that avenue. Not "interurban" or "trolley" tracks, but an actual railroad. I have seen some reference to the New Orleans, Opelousas, and Great Western Railroad having a line out that way.

[@Publius7619]

The real meow meow liberation front - party planning committee sound like a serious threat. Thank you for making the general public aware of their presence Atun-Shei

[@AtunSheiFilms]

Amen brother

[@zeilke5361]

@@AtunSheiFilms I feel like the minute the opposing force is called TRMMLF-PPC. U've lost whether you win or lose. You win, you killed cats, you lose, cats killed you.

[@aidantierney1162]

Filthy communist destroying history 😭

[@aidantierney1162]

@@mangonel meowist has a good ring to it

[@grmpEqweer]

Meowist revolutionaries.

[@francescovultaggio2540]

"There's no ethical consumption under cannibalism" is your best quote to date

[@loganvanderwier8866]

I think that "There's no ethical consumption under capitalisms so why not go to a black Friday sale?" is in context much funnier.

[@jaojao1768]

@@loganvanderwier8866 I agree

[@Rafael_Mena_Ill]

And yet it's incorrect lol

[@zacharywolter]

I "Ravenous"ly await a video on that thesis

[@moosemaimer]

Never fly over the Andes with a rugby team.

[@InquisitorThomas]

“There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism.” -Atun Shei “Morality, the last bastion of a coward.” -Also Atun Shei

[@AcornFox]

cannibal confirmed

[@justinanderson617callme]

There being a difference in basic moralism to the modern concept of ethics, as well as there being enough context left out of your comment means we don’t necessarily have to judge Shei’s statements as being contradictory.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

@@justinanderson617callme r/whoosh

[@masterplokoon8803]

@@justinanderson617callme it's a joke in reference to one of his videos where one of the characters is a cannibal.

[@gnome5057]

@@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 r/youmissed2os

[@canpiv09]

I have to agree, conspiracy theories need to get more original. I mean, no one accuses the Wiccans of secretly infiltrating the Department of Agriculture to obtain absolute control of the country's food supply, even though that would be a much more interesting story.

[@lordtrigon1733]

Haha hahaha, uh good one! 😅 ...Blessed be!

[@suspectsn0thing]

What about when they ignore REAL conspiracies in favor of bullshit? Like creating a narrative where big pharma companies are risking loads of potential repercussions just to push vaccines that they barely make money off of, while ignoring the MASSIVE LAWSUITS THAT BIG PHARMA COMPANIES ARE FACING RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR UNETHICAL PEDDLING OF OPIOIDS

[@DomR1997]

That's because everyone knows it's really the Quakers involved in that.

[@joshuaneace6597]

But somehow, the Wiccans have to be secret Jews for it to be a valid conspiracy theory, with the “Jewish space lasers,” which I thought Jewish space lasers were a joke until I googled it.

[@thegrimharvest]

Are you suggesting they're not? That's rather sort of disappointing, really. The Wiccans really need to up their game, they're lagging way behind on the scoreboard right now.

[@mikepez]

“Real Meow Meow Party Planning Committee”. Best name ever. Meow….

[@jamesmiller5331]

Makes me want to dye my hair purple and push the positives of socialism while holding my venti triple shot cold brew latte from Starbucks.

[@warlordofbritannia]

They sound like they’re part of the People’s Judean Front, not to be confused with the Judean People’s Front, nor the People’s Front of Judea…damn splitters…

[@dreadedworld8864]

Meow Meow liberation front 🏴

[@theEndermanMGS]

I’m joining right now. ¡Por el triunfo de la Real Meow Meow Party Planning Committee!”

[@CareerKnight]

The real in the name implies there are a bunch of knock off Meow Meow Party Planning Committees.

[@ambylotl]

"there is no ethical consumption under cannibalism" is going to be my yearbook quote

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm

[@richmcgee434]

Stuff and nonsense. Perfectly acceptable practice as long as your meal volunteers of their own free will without coercion. :)

[@NINI-xc6my]

i disagree....Its ethical to consume other people when they are already dead. Fight me!

[@rowbot5555]

@@NINI-xc6my what are they gonna do, get mad at you? They can't they're already dead.

[@axolotlaristotle]

What's funny about that is I just made a video on thought experiments. Ethical cannibalism was one of them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5ncq36ppJKksMk

[@thinkfact]

It's kind of interesting learning about how many conspiracies can be rooted back to claims from old print media. And it really starts to break down and become really stupid fast. It's amazing how well people today have been able to sugarcoat some really outrageous stuff to become palatable to a wider audience, while still using many of the same old ingredients.

[@x999uuu1]

Alot of that old print media conspiracy is also from objectively bad people that modern day theorists would disagree with and hate. It's super interesting. Case in point, alot of that spirit science woo shit comes from nazi occultists

[@weebishusername9288]

Tankies and neo Nazis being perfect examples

[@camiblack1]

@@x999uuu1 I mean the hilarity is the whole Aryan thing that Nazi's subscribed to was from a Russian Spiritualist.

[@oopsiepoopsie2898]

How many conspiracies do you think they will have to deal with in the future since any idiot in our time can just put it on the internet and if people like it enough make them famous.

[@jamesdragonforce]

Lol I mean “cultural Marxism” can trace its roots to Nazi propaganda about “cultural Bolshevism” so…

[@seabasswallyworld]

I love how at 20:55 the dog is running around looking all happy as Pike's seemingly well-meaning letter is narrated in the background, then as soon as the letter gets more and more cursed, the dog starts to take a shit. That gave me a good chuckle.

[@nickd.9955]

For anyone wondering, Atun-Shei's shirt says "new orleans, you have the fucked up face of a broken down boxer and i love you". It took me a while to read it.

[@jonathanfrank1812]

Thank you for addressing the most important point that was left unanswered in the video.

[@twotothehalf3725]

Thank you.

[@ChrisCaramia]

Thank you kindly.

[@danmorgan3685]

Thanks I couldn't read it myself.

[@AthosJosue]

Thank you!! i was about to go blind -_-

[@kitwhitfield7169]

The guy rhymed ‘dead’ with ‘dead’, ‘Lee’ with ‘peacefully’, and ‘never’ with ‘forever’, and he was their star poet? Man, they must have been hard up for doggerel.

[@PiousMoltar]

I dunno man. When I was at school, I was taught that the best poets don't even use rhyme. But then what is the difference between a poet And someone Who just writes things on separate lines Like this? Besides, poetry is shit. It's like... songs but without the actual music. And the music is the good bit. I don't care about lyrics too much, I just want it to sound good. Poetry seems utterly pointless to me.

[@dokukarmagad12578]

Father Ryan was a weak poet who spouted ridiculous nonsense about a failed treasonous uprising. For a great poet from the South, look up Sidney Lanier. Walt Whitman (a Yankee) is the great poet of the Civil War era (and before and after it). Also it's amusing how quickly that murderous White League crowd took to their heels when the Federal troops rolled into town.

[@kerajohnson1922]

@@PiousMoltar Is anything not pointless?

[@Prodigi50]

@@PiousMoltar What you said about poetry can be said about all art.

[@ThorsteinnMemeson]

Remember, what rhymes changes from era to era, and depending on your dialect. shakespeare rhymed blood with moon. It wouldn't surpise me if the southern state dialect makes those things rhyme better

[@danielpierce4430]

It sucks that every time you find a fun conspiracy theory there's always something anti-Semitic at the root of it.

[@joshuaneace6597]

The Titanic wasn’t sunk by an iceberg but by the Greenberg family…

[@Basedmursenary]

I mean.. lol

[@chompythebeast]

@Based Murse Dumb is Dumb, and there's nothing dumber than the regressive

[@globeparasite9381]

Yep, all of them, all of them somehow end with antisemitism

[@warlordofbritannia]

2000 years and we still can’t come up with a better boogeyman

[@StefanMilo]

The singing clip had me laughing! Remember kids, the internet is forever! You may end up in someone's historical rant!

[@StefanMilo]

not rant, art*

[@gamingforever9121]

Personally I hope that is the case

[@Xpwnxage]

Everytime I see you in a comment section I always mistakingly think "oh that's Stefan Molynuex". I have no idea what kind of content creator you are but I'm so sorry for my assumption.

[@SamAronow]

@@Xpwnxage You should check it out and correct your mistake. His channel is both informative and relaxing.

[@burke615]

@@SamAronow So actually the opposite of Stefan Molyneux then? 🤣

[@GalapagosPete]

“My landlord raised my rent.“ OK, letting the ads run.

[@generalleedle6883]

@Anew Divinhell no,

[@Nolant.]

If only Mao was here

[@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039]

@Anew Divinhell Buildings don't come free. Sounds like you want only the rich to live in houses not bought by their parents.

[@ZeketheZealot]

@@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039 Actually we’d settle for broad-scale housing subsidization based on income level so that not only can the financially strained be allowed to live and have shelter but also begin to amass a level of wealth through land ownership that would eventually lead to the end of poverty and growth of true economic freedom

[@kazumahazeuzumaki]

@Trevor Yeah, you get 0/10 in reading comprehension,

[@HPBrowningBoy]

The dog doing his business and you cleaning it up during the reading of the letters had me in tears for no obvious reason. Please stay awesome.

[@limbobilbo8743]

The virgin ‘white league’ vs the chad ‘real meow meow liberation front - party planning commitee’

[@HistorywithCy]

“…the most obscure stuff is also the most interesting….” Couldn’t agree with you more, which is why I love this channel!

[@coaxill4059]

oof

[@maciek_k.cichon]

Nice complimentary burn

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm

[@BloodPheonix137]

"There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism" is my new favorite phrase

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm

[@sebastianoleary2743]

Well... there isn't.

[@shubhamsagarsingh9451]

What does that mean?

[@tomaspabon2484]

@@shubhamsagarsingh9451 "ethical consumption" in this case would be to get food that was sourced ethically, a cannibal would have a hard time doing that.

[@user-kn6dq8uw2p]

Capitalism. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

[@evansquilt]

"Are they speaking Hindi, or am I having a stroke?" Best quote ever.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

“Masons look after their own.” That was one of John Ransom’s take aways from being an Andersonville prisoner. His Andersonville Diary is a masterpiece of hope and optimism and you will never forget reading it.

[@uprightape100]

A *modest proposal: that the Real Meow Meows raise funds to replace the bust they smashed with a grinning kitty head for that sad, empty pedestal. *Non-cannibalistic proposal.

[@BoundingBeast]

I'd contribute to that GoFundMe in a heartbeat

[@davidwright7193]

Aren’t you forgetting the motto of The Real Meow Meow Liberation Front - Professional Party Planning Committee. “When you reach the scene of crime Macavity’s not there” ? I suppose just the grin with the edges in glass so it looks like it is beginning to fade might be acceptable.

[@kylewilliams8114]

A Modest Proposal? Didn't you hear that there is no ethical consumption under cannibalism?!

[@podemosurss8316]

@@kylewilliams8114 A Mewdest proposal.

[@evanceier8577]

I love the way atun shei contextualizes these monuments not purely on their historical background but on the story behind their creation and the history of the monument itself to contextualize what the truly mean.

[@hitchhikrsguide7522]

you should check out the hell of presidents podcast!

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm

[@ThePoliticrat]

For example, the Pike memorial has nothing to do with him being a confederate soldier. Hence it is not a confederate monument.

[@maxwelljames9151]

@@ThePoliticrat it is a memorial to the Illuminati satanists, obviously. 🙄

[@ThePoliticrat]

@@maxwelljames9151 Lol

[@jamesdragonforce]

Plot twist, Atun-Shei is the Master of Ceremonies of both anarchist groups lol.

[@rogermwilcox]

19:30 : "33rd degree Mason" doesn't mean what most people think it means. You don't have to work your way up the ranks of the 1st through 32rd degrees before attaining the 33rd. If you wanted to, you could just get the 1st through 3rd degrees, skip over the rest, and then get the 33rd. Each "degree" was a set of Masonic teachings on different subjects.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

It comes from terms attached to masons tools im going to guess, with 33 degrees near another a third of a right angle

[@seamussc]

I appreciate solidly presented, well-researched and unbiased WWIII history. 10/10

[@CorundumDevil]

I appreciate that the lack of comments either means everybody got the joke, or nobody did. Both are good.

[@joshualucas1821]

I feel like anything WWIII history related deserves at least a 13/10

[@infantiltinferno]

As a nihilist, I can confirm that I'm waiting for my illuminati handlers to unleash me upon the unsuspecting Middle East.

[@gnome5057]

but when is wwIV?

[@obamabinladen4109]

I don't get it

[@vicentesaiz1670]

Hey, Chilean fan here. I had no idea Cardinal Caro (Rodríguez was his second surname, in Chile and many other spanish speaking countries we use two surnames) had an anti masonry - antis3mitic panflet. There is at least one neighborhood and a fairly big street named after him in Santiago. This is proper weird. Thank you and congrats on an excelent video as always.

[@Vichov3]

Finalmente, un compatriota de gran cultura.

[@thewekender2701]

Igual loco, quedé para adentro

[@jstevinik3261]

@@thewekender2701 Viva Boric!

[@lucyx3008]

Honestly? Pike's assessment of slavery almost just feels like a more wishy-washy version of Robert E Lee's "aw gosh i guess this is the white man's burden lol"

[@alanpennie8013]

Slavery was providential (until it wasn't).

[@Rosette527]

Besides the history lesson, we have also discovered that Atun-Shei can destroy Confederate statues via middle finger. I'll have to go find the video to see if he cast any other statue destruction spells. The costume must give some serious buffs.

[@CSXIV]

He goes into detail on three monuments. And according to the introduction of this video, all three of these monuments have been officially removed.

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Statueus Takedownus!

[@agent_w.]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Atun-Shei for giving attention unsung stories that many might not know?

[@andygossard4293]

We can. We do. We shall.

[@wonder_9315]

We do. We shall. We can.

[@rubiniosity]

We shall. We can. We do.

[@hamcrazy96]

We.

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm.

[@sloshed-rat]

"There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism." Is unironically one of the greatest quotes I've ever heard.

[@seamusbenn2967]

It’s “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism”

[@Colon-D...]

@@seamusbenn2967 Nope, 35:57

[@TheZigzagman]

As a Freemason, I can confirm that a lot of it is playing dress up and doing little plays. Just look at the uniform the York rite gets to wear. And the Shriners all wear bedazzled fezzes. It's a good time. In my experience, it's a social club with a slant towards community enrichment with a little mysticism thrown in to keep things interesting. Like the Elks Lodge, but more dramatic. I've heard a lot about Albert Pike during my time as a Mason, but I never knew about his opinions on slavery. Pretty disappointing.

[@alanpennie]

You couldn't be an abolitionist in the ante - bellum South. Such racism is disappointing, but inevitable.

[@carrollcaldwell4570]

As a 32 degree Scottish Rite Freemason, Albert Pike in my Opinion,was a super intelligent man..Try to read his book on Morals and Dogma if you can. Freemasonry is not a religion. It is a Fraternity only for those who believe in God .

[@JP-JustSayin]

It's funny how that "Pike letter" is set in the past and seems to accurately "predict" world events up to the time of it's publication, while describing them in anachronistic terms (prompting more current true believers to go into apologetics mode over it) I grew up Mormon and ... I think I have seen this movie before ... yeah it's definitely familliar.

[@ATJ253]

I have so much respect for Atun-Shei. He creates what he desires and you can feel his creative and moral integrity in everything he does. Even when compromising, in his words “making a video that I know will get clicks” he still makes something on a subject he cares for. Thank you for all the content you create, it’s always a gift when you drop a video

[@Webshooters1]

At least he's honest about it.

[@p.bckman2997]

He's also dead funny.

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm

[@travcollier]

Yep. Here's my tiny fraction of a cent contribution to the algorithm gods. Hopes he makes rent

[@ATJ253]

@@Webshooters1 yea, that’s what this whole comment was about. It was a long version of saying “he knows you have to play into the algorithm to make money, but I’m happy he’s honest about it and still made something he’s passionate about” Also great name my dude :D

[@BoundingBeast]

"Liked" for the honesty about click baiting for rent money. Though I'd argue you delivered exactly what you promised, so it isn't really click baiting.

[@RobertJRoman]

To the extent that it's actually a video about the crazy conspiracies surrounding Albert Pike, it is.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

Maybe the real click baiting was the friends we made along the way

[@TankUni]

Landlords suck...literally.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@TankUni I expect they're literally vampires in New Orleans.

[@TankUni]

@@alanpennie8013 If they were actual vampires, the tenants might have more choice in how they prefer to be bled white.

[@dragonstormx]

"Wait, what was this video about again?" Honestly I forgot that this about Confederate War monuments when it was derailed by this madness.

[@prussia1557]

Love how you did the classic historians tangent. You start on one subject and end on something entirely out of left field. I do it all the time. 10/10

[@SamAronow]

"Transitions are hard." You heard it, boys, if Atun-Shei can blow off segues, so can we!

[@mukathompson7490]

Great to see you around, love the content from both of you!

[@wanderinghistorian]

Atun-Shei's deadpan stare at the Garth Brooks karaoke was priceless.

[@eazy8579]

Time stamp

[@raamyasharahla535]

Priceless!

[@hrtvolleyball01]

Love the shameless “money grab” at the beginning and the “what was this about ending” Bravo, sir 👏🏼

[@JollyWailmer]

"There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism" Wiser words have never been spoken.

[@ThaMorseCode]

Not sure if you read comments, but I wanted to give thanks. As a New Orleans native, your work covering the city's history has been wonderful to see, and your videos as a whole have been very informative and helped motivate my graduate research at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. Keep it up, love the work!

[@doompilled]

good luck with your research !

[@ceterfo]

For the algorithm

[@realNom2mooncow]

really invested in the guy doing a wheelie in the background at 8:13

[@nomad15067]

I haven't noticed it before XD

[@FAMUCHOLLY]

EXCELLENT AS USUAL!! Informative in an entertaining way, and EXTREMELY effective in getting the point across. THANKS ATUN-SHEI!!

[@thebakerofbananabread3237]

At least our man is honest about his rent needs. You've earned my click

[@Maceman486]

"The Bust Smashers remain at large and The Real Meow Meow Liberation front could not be reached..." My god what an insane time to be alive.

[@richmcgee434]

Pretty sure "Bust Smashers" is a porn movie series.

[@Maceman486]

@@richmcgee434 you can almost choose any sequence of words and have it reference pornography that exists somewhere

[@inonehand]

Love your content, can't get enough of these wonderful historical videos.

[@jdfriloux]

Your style of presenting this information is top notch. Facts, context, perspective..... and always entertaining!

[@therand0mchannle350]

And it’s the most effective one at that

[@lasttiger221]

Can we talk about how he even put himself as a suspect for stealing the statue and the transition i love it

[@richmcgee434]

Next vid is to help with his bail, sadly...

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@richmcgee434 I’d rather help with the bail of those who don’t breach the civil contract. will you bail out the folk who mess up something that goes with your sense of morality?

[@richmcgee434]

@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus I can't even parse that mess of a sentence, so I'm just muting you so I never to read another word from you.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@richmcgee434 “Iam just muting you” lol Jesus you’re pathetic lol. Bye Felicia.

[@seanmcloughlin5983]

I don’t know which is worse Andrew Jackson returning from the dead to lead the post war country. Or Andrew Johnson, the guy we actually got.

[@kanalithviper4744]

Andrew Johnson. Andrew Jackson would just beat random people to death with his old hickory and duel.

[@justineberlein5916]

C. Woodrow Wilson

[@RageTyrannosaurus]

@@kanalithviper4744 I argue that Jackson would be worse because he would probably try to bring back segregation and take away the rights of women and people of color.

[@trunkage]

@@RageTyrannosaurus Johnson would just flap around uselessly and not help when crimes are committed

[@andmicbro1]

It's a shame we got two Andrews for president and both were kind of sketch. Not giving us Andrews a very good name.

[@josephiffrig9154]

I have never subscribed to a channel until this one. The wealth of knowledges and devotion to accuracy and factuality is beyond a necessity in society it would feel an insult to not contribute!

[@conall9415]

17:53; Whoever wrote "DIE PIG" on the statue of Albert Pike, boy do I have some good news for you.

[@johnfromthewest]

my uncle was a mason and I can confirm it is exactly as you describe. the line that stays in my mind when they were explaining it to me is "we have some religious idea however nobody really believes it"

[@catriona_drummond]

5 minutes in: "ah he's gonna talk HOW long about some demolished monuments?!" 37 minutes in: "what a heckin' ride!"

[@ziggykatz12]

Awesome content as always! Thanks so much for the fascinating history lesson.

[@kowboypowell2445]

So new time viewer. Just wanted to say thank you for challenging my beliefs about the confederacy. After watching your videos and also doing my own research I've been slowly trying to break those things I was holding on to I shoulda never held onto in the first place

[@andrewhill3278]

Comment breakdown: 53.4445%: There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism. 28.200%: The meow meow liberation front 18.3540%: Atun-Shei is awesome .0015%: This comment

[@richmcgee434]

Missed the chunk commenting on how they're okay with him needing money and letting the ads play.

[@walterreeves3679]

Great video. Yep, depressing is the word alright. The references to P.G.T. Beauregard's statue being removed and his activities post civil war point up some of the complexities and paradoxes attending the removal of monuments to former Confederates. In Beauregard's case, you had a monument extolling his services to the CSA while ignoring his later advocacy of civil rights and political equality. Likewise the monument to the White League extolled violent white supremacists while obscuring the role played by former CSA General James Longstreet in defending the reconstruction government against these attacks. What all this points to is that the lost cause mythology was an attack on the historical memory of the South as well as that of the North. In particular, denying the reality of division in the South over Secession and Reconstruction and fabricating the narrative of a monolithic, united, "solid South" before, during and after the war. An exercise in historical falsification that might have served as a template for George Orwell had he been aware of it. The unequal struggle between the adherents of the lost cause and the so-called "scalawags" hasn't gotten the attention it deserves as far as I can see. Which is a shame since it points up that there were available alternatives to the way things eventually panned out post Reconstruction. I think you could make an exceptional video on this score.

[@AtunSheiFilms]

Great insights!

[@alanpennie8013]

@@walterreeves3679 I respect Beauregard even more now I learn he wasn't a Lost Cause numpty.

[@celiabrickell2500]

Walter Reeves, thank you for your well thought out comments. It is important to note that a person can change for the better and disavow the thoughts and causes that they once supported. The former confederates that you wrote about, turned their lives around and began to work for the "good and justice" . They should be remembered for that work, not their former work for the confederacy!

[@suspectsn0thing]

@@celiabrickell2500 I've seen many a Lost Cause believer defend Nathan Bedford Forrest despite all the egregiously horrific things he did because "Hey, he said 'sorry' right before he died!" while decrying people who did actual, tangible work to fight AGAINST white supremacist movements after serving the Confederacy. If you want examples of "reformed" Confederates, go for the guys who actually did work, not a slave trader, KKK founder, and racist massacre-committer who said "lol just kidding" one time and then died!

[@polferiferus1938]

@Celia Brickell - I think they should be understood and remembered for both; for their complexities and arcs, no? In addition, we should investigate how their lives were impacted, and how they impacted others. This is to say, I agree with you, just plus.

[@chloeedmund4350]

Thanks for filming this!

[@sothatsdevintart2562]

I made a joke conspiracy theory where I claimed that the Japanese knew about the flat earth in World War 2, and that they flew their planes under the Earth so they could sneak attack Pearl Harbor, and that Kamikazes were a thing because they didn't want the flat earth to get out to the public.

[@ivagrievous]

I really appreciate his dedication to examining and telling new orleans history, great work!

[@Morgan_of_the_Maxilla]

Nice picrew

[@Dirtyblue929]

"There's no ethical consumption under cannibalism" needs to be a t-shirt holy shit XD

[@84herzeleid]

Recently discovered your channel, and freaking love it! You have such a great way of discussing history.

[@mhm8226]

Always excited for a new Atun-Shei video

[@dominictemple]

I do like that during Pike's speech at 22:00 you show what his actual argument is worth and than we have the delightful drift into delving deeply and drunkenly into delusional derpery.

[@anonyarena]

I also think it's kind of funny that someone wrote "DIE PIG!" on the bust of someone who's been dead since 1891. The delusions of conspiracy theorists are certainly deep-dives, if nothing else, but as Atun-Shei rightly points out, as conspiracy theories go, this one about Pike is pretty mundane. Nothing quite as flashy-trashy as: "JFK Jr is still alive and will appear in Dealey Plaza to announce, not only that Trump will be reinstated as President-for-life, but that he will replace the traitor Mike Pence to serve as his VP!" Wheeee!

[@octocyborg3489]

"There is no ethical consumption under *Cannibalism* " That seems pretty fair of a point

[@jony4real]

3:06 And for their loyalty, Bienville awarded the brothers with a huge tract of land and ate enslaved Africans. AAAAAAAA And for their loyalty, Bienville awarded the brothers with a huge tract of land and eight enslaved Africans. Oh. Oh, okay.

[@SmugsfromSplit]

“There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism” So brave for saying that

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

Words cannot explain how much of an amazing feeling it is to get out of a hideously boring college history class, to see that Atun-Shei uploaded right after class. God I love your channel, dude. I’ve watched every video.

[@richmcgee434]

I'll never understand how college profs are so good at making even the most interesting subjects torturously dull.

[@skyrocketcoast219]

A zillion years ago I had a college history professor for 2 history classes: American Coloinal times & California History1542- 1900. That professor was amazing in his lectures: he brought history alive & chock full of all kinds of facts ! He got me hooked on history after that!!!

[@octavianaries2825]

Lol, literally my first thought when I saw this video was "oh he's back to this topic, he must need money". Glad you made this one I love these videos.

[@cooldustin82]

I drive through Mid City often but the first time I saw that Jefferson Davis Parkway was renamed Norman Francis Parkway was way after it happened. I was quite pleased. Mr. Francis and his wife were very nice the one time I met them, and that time was the first time I found out who he was despite having lived in New Orleans for years.

[@HeroofBergen]

We need "There's no ethical consumption under cannibalism" on a t-shirt.

[@09smitel]

Freemason here, I’m glad you looked at Albert Pike; he’s a controversial figure within the lodge as well as outside of it(for the record, we call it the “lodge” instead of “order”). I believe that his defense of slavery was a total contradiction of the lodge’s principles of equality and brotherhood. But he contributed a lot to the rituals that we use today, so he can’t he just written off very easily.

[@albertgreene313]

Good to see another Brother here. I do wish at times the horrors ascribed to the craft were as epic as they make it out to be, rather than the flawed humanity endemic to any group.

[@09smitel]

@@albertgreene313 good to see you as well brother. It just goes to show that we have more work to do to forward (take back?) the field of Masonic history from the conspiracy theorists who tend to dominate the discussion. It really warms my heart that Andy gave us a fair shake by presenting the story of Pike. AND pushing back against the conspiracy theorists.

[@lohollywood1f428]

Wtf is a free mason?

[@albertgreene313]

@@09smitel aye, that he did. I doubt we’ll ever be free of the “goats” that supposedly are involved in ritual, it is true that at times we jokingly lean in. But the the emphasis on personal growth and change must be reflected in how lodges, at least in the US, adapt. I do have to say that with Pike come a lot of issues that haunt the more real elements of Masonic history, particularly regarding the civil war. Battle field honor and respect between enemies who are at once brothers and the like can really cause issue or muddy in reflecting our values but that’s probably not for a KZbin comment section.

[@TenOfTwenty]

@@lohollywood1f428 they are a secret society that works to replace all water on earth with johnny walkers blue label

[@ledzepplinkid12321]

The most obscure stuff is also the most interesting. My Medieval History Professor always liked to say something along the lines of "the weirder the source you're reading is, the more likely it is to be true."

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

The lesser-known, the funnier usually. Appart from japanese experiments in Manchuria. Not Well-known and DEFF not fun.

[@Sodier402]

@@Ballin4Vengeance I think the invention of panko might wrap around to being a little funny.

[@jamellfoster6029]

My family (maternal grandpa and his relatives) were from Louisiana. My Mom is one of the light skinned, green eyed, Mixed Race people of Creole ancestry... This heritage is evident in her kids (my siblings & myself) as well as in my kids & my nieces & nephews...

[@chadwickwhall]

Just wanted to say thanks for the content. You are great at what you do 👍

[@t.wcharles2171]

"My landlord also raised my rent recently" hope he doesn't have to lodge another argentine socialist

[@FATmonkeyCHRIS]

lmao

[@PalleRasmussen]

Good one.

[@FATmonkeyCHRIS]

@Anew Divinhell old episode ref

[@PalleRasmussen]

@Anew Divinhell that you need to watch some more Atun Shei videos.

[@scouttyra]

@Anew Divinhell kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYfPmaSko5qDhbM

[@barnesstudios]

My mans landlord saw his sub count and said yeeeeeah we are taking a slice.

[@DarthLiam-gd1wc]

I love how you transitioned into a palpatine voice as you read the "letter"

[@philiphied]

Love this dude. He's hilarious, yet serious. Makes history interesting, something I never thought possible outside my brain.

[@iainhansen1047]

Meow meow liberation front: WE SHALL DESTROY ALL SYMBOLS OF RACISM IN THIS GREAT CITY!!!! UWU

[@MoeMoon]

UWU indeed Meowrade

[@idontwantmyrealnameonhere5955]

The Real Meow Meow Liberation Front implies the existence of a Fake Meow Meow Liberation Front.

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

You'd have to tear everything down since everything's racist.

[@HomoChomsky]

@@pieceofschmidtgamer Ha ha. No.

[@404Dannyboy]

@@pieceofschmidtgamer The problem with the internet is that you can never tell when someone is sarcastic or stupid.

[@alexh9778]

YYYYeeeee boi - love these kinds of Atun-Shei videos. I'm a Brit, but love learning about these pieces of local American history. Good stuff.

[@Rob_Enhoud]

You also learned that the British Museum is hiding an Illuminiti letter forecasting the Satanic takeover of the world! 🙃

[@johnhenry4844]

@Anew Divinhell Bruh then leave

[@alanpennie8013]

@@Rob_Enhoud Us Brits are secretive people.

[@michaelbrashears8293]

Been watching your for a short time now and I can say your channel and videos are well done, entertaining and educational continue the great work

[@jasonl6130]

Little bit of an explanation. The Accepted Order of the Scottish Rite puts on plays to teach morality to its members. Think of it as a modern version of a medieval morality play. Each appendant body of Freemasonry does morality differently; the Scottish Rite puts on plays, the York Rite conducts overly complicated rituals, the Shriners get drunk and drive around in tiny cars (jk they actually do a lot of charity work and run a bunch of hospitals for kids).

[@jennbaker6964]

thats the thing is all these groups which supposedly run the world are just a bunch of old dudes in costumes talking about books they like for five hours, its not exactly the illuminati drinking baby blood.

[@prestobizmal]

3:10, definitely had to rewind that part. “Eight enslaved Africans” here I was thinking there was a cannibal epidemic back then 😅

[@akorn9943]

35:59

[@prestobizmal]

@@akorn9943 oh damn! I think Atuns’ subconscious is trying to let out a dark secret he has.

[@originaljiggy]

I should have read comments before posting. I did the same thing. And then at that bit about no ethical consumption under cannibalism, I lost it.

[@lolusuck386]

@@prestobizmal the truth is out there

[@donyates7300]

Bet I taste like ham and hot sauce.

[@nolan7295]

Lol I love how you embellish the air of mystery around who took down the statues. Good to hear the Anarchists are doing good praxis.

[@mrmota23]

Love your videos, man. Keep fighting the good fight.

[@brandonjohnson3703]

This is one of the best channels right now

[@tektyman]

Atun-Shei Films inevitably devolving into a fever dream is just *chefs kiss*.

[@cascadecodymusic]

The way you connect the ideals between lost causers and conspiracy believers is the best part about your channel. Not only do you put historical events into context, but you also assure the viewer of the deeper lapse in critical thinking…which is not just a contemporary problem! Thank you so much for doing what you do!

[@Gabefalconb]

Man. I love how you “lost the plot” for the final third of the video, but it was so hilariously weird that I didn’t even notice until you pointed it out. Amazing

[@Smile4theKillCam456]

24:14 Okay, I can answer this one personally- yeah, that's partially true. For more recent Masons, like myself, the mystery was very alluring- but back in the day (and for many other newer Masons) it's a family thing. Most Masons in my Lodge are Masons because their father/grandfather was. While the ceremonies and secrecy might be cool at first, the real reason people stick with Masonry is because they want to be surrounded by people with similar values who are trying to continually better each other. Plus the free drinks- can't knock the free drinks, man. Also, a lot of us love history and know how connected the birth of our nation is to the Order. Especially if you're in Lodges from New England (Specifically Mass) or Virginia.

[@waitaminute2015]

Thank you for that. My dad was a Mason in Mass. He pretty much said the same thing and I never had any reason to not believe him. Occasionally we'd bump into another Mason and they all seemed like good men who were loyal to each other in the aspect of always offering help. After my dad died, I met one who offered his legal services to me if needed. Now it's a huge conspiracy and it seems so ridiculous.

[@alteumaen4820]

The Boston Masonic lodge building is honestly very impressive!

[@onbearfeet]

My grandfather was a Mason and a career Army officer. He always used to say the reason he liked the Masons was that, no matter where the Army transferred him, he could walk into the local lodge and immediately have pretty decent friends. That made more sense to me as an explanation than any of the conspiracy theories. Humans like having other humans to hang out with.

[@joshabadie1431]

Whelp, that one took a wild right turn at the end

[@isissorrowchongdongproduct6361]

it sure did fellow defientlyy a patreon member

[@varsityreviews707]

How was your comment posted a day ago when the video says uploaded 30 minutes ago?

[@joshabadie1431]

@@varsityreviews707 Patreon supporter. Got access early. Feel free to join the crew! Mr Atun-Shei could deserves rent money and good booze.

[@joshabadie1431]

@@isissorrowchongdongproduct6361 Well observed, fellow gravy baby.

[@isissorrowchongdongproduct6361]

@@joshabadie1431 same to you Nostalgia November observer

[@McNubbys]

Well done sir, as a descendent of Confederate soldiers(my Halloween costume was a Union cavalry uniform)these episodes bring me alot of joy😊

[@tyrian_baal]

Kind of the opposite for me, great grandfather was a slave but I reenact the rebels

[@jimmyguitar2933]

Underneath all of your historical analysis is an awareness of the class struggle. Good on you!

[@cockatoo010]

You forgot to bring your racist-o-meter :(

[@icedragonaftermath]

26:58 "God, what a supremely confident idiot." Okay, THAT is just sending me. Love you Shei! You are a treasure. Edit: 36:00 "There is no ethical consumption under cannibalism" is also a gem.

[@adamgor0035]

“My land lord raised the rent so I need a video that will get clicks, cause clicks get money” congrats sir you said the magic words to get me to not skip through the ads

[@Laus_D._Joergensen]

Thanks for the honesty on the topic choice!

[@skynyrdjesus]

"My life is a sad story" should frankly be the epitaph of our species

[@hueghh3775]

This dude can make any kind of historical rambling interesting. Utterly increddible.

[@PalleRasmussen]

What are you talking about? Historical ramblings are *always* interesting.