Stephanie McCurry’s piece “The Confederacy Was an Antidemocratic, Centralized State” was published in The Atlantic. Stephanie McCurry‘s piece “The Confederacy Was an Antidemocratic, Centralized State” was published in The Atlantic. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)