In 'Confederate States of America' advertising takes a sinister turn

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University of Kansas film professor Kevin Willmott is sure to get a rise out of the South with his documentary send-up CSA: The Confederate States of America. But the movie that presupposes a Confederate victory in the Civil War also spoofs the ability of advertising to adapt to any historical paradigm. Instead of the Home Shopping Network, we have the Slave Shopping Network. Devices to keep your slave from running away are promoted in contemporary style, as are other similarly shocking products. 

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