Thought Leaders: Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Challenging the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy, BG(R) Ty Seidule, author of Robert E. Lee and Me, joins us today to discuss his new book. Seidule is the Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College and is also a Fellow, International Security at New America. Additionally, he is Professor Emeritus of History at West Point where he taught for two decades. Seidule served in the U.S. Army for thirty-six years.

  • Guest: BG(R) Ty Seidule, author of Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
  • Host: Joe Craig, Director, AUSA’s Book Program

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