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A review by liz_harrison
Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidule
informative
reflective
5.0
The subtitle of this book is A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause. Ty Seidule is a retired Brigadier General in the US Army and Emeritus Professor of history at the US Military Academy at West Point who grew up revering General Robert E. Lee.
This book blends memoir/self-reflection with the historical record to demonstrate how the lost cause myth has persevered and why it needs to be addressed. As this book notes, “we find it hard to confront our past because it’s so ugly, but the alternative to ignoring our racist history is creating a racist future.”
A readable and fascinating history of racial politics in the US.
This book blends memoir/self-reflection with the historical record to demonstrate how the lost cause myth has persevered and why it needs to be addressed. As this book notes, “we find it hard to confront our past because it’s so ugly, but the alternative to ignoring our racist history is creating a racist future.”
A readable and fascinating history of racial politics in the US.