Segment from Death Before Dishonor

On My Honor

Local Boy and Girl Scouts explain what the words of the pledge “on my honor” mean to them.

Music:

Golden Hour by Podington Bear

00:00:00 / 00:00:00

A Cilley Duel

Joanne tells Nathan and Ed the story of the Cilley-Graves duel, an 1838 shootout between two Congressman.

Music:

Railroad’s Whiskey Co. by Jahzzar
Toy Weapons II by Jahzzar

00:05:37

Sticks And Stones

Historian Lorien Foote explains how 19th-century honor culture affected the drive and discipline of the Union Army during the Civil War.

Music:

Conscious Drifting by Ketsa

00:09:30

Do I Offend?

Ed, Nathan, and Joanne discuss the impact of the South’s pervasive honor culture before and after the Civil War.

Music:

Blammo by Podington Bear

00:08:18

Keep It In The Family

Writer Karen Tintori describes how she discovered her family’s decades-old secret — that her great-aunt had been murdered by her brothers in an honor killing.

Music:

No Turn Back by Ketsa
Beautiful Rain (stripped down remix) by Ketsa

00:11:20

For Shame

Nathan shares how fears about family shame changed the course of his life. Plus, Ed, Nathan, and Joanne consider how honor has evolved in the online era.

Music:

Dole It Out by Podington Bear

00:05:02

On My Honor

Local Boy and Girl Scouts explain what the words of the pledge “on my honor” mean to them.

Music:

Golden Hour by Podington Bear

00:02:36