Lecture with Ty Seidule
Using his own story, Brigadier General Ty Seidule, US Army (Retired) and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point challenges the myths and lies of the Confederacy and explores why Civil War commemoration remains a potent political issue.
Doors will open at 6 p.m., cash bar and light refreshments available for purchase from the Meeting Center Cafe. Lecture begins at 7 p.m.
Ty Seidule
Brigadier General Ty Seidule, U.S. Army (Retired) is Professor Emeritus of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Ty is now a Visiting Professor of History and Executive Director of Common Ground, A Program for Active Citizenship at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.
In 2021, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin appointed Ty to the Congressional Naming Commission tasked with redesignating Department of Defense assets which honor Confederates. His fellow commissioners elected him as Vice Chair.
Ty’s forthcoming book is A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation’s Military Bases. In 2021, Ty’s book Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause made NPR, Forbes and others best books of 2021 list. Ty has written or edited five other books, four of which won writing prizes, including the West Point History of the Civil War. His short video, “Was the Civil War About Slavery” has 35 million views on social media.
Seidule serves as an International Security Fellow at New America and on the Scholar Advisory Board for the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History.
Robert E. Lee and Me
“Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a southerner, Ty Seidule believes that American history demands a reckoning” (Robert E. Lee and Me – TY SEIDULE).
“Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency.” —Ron Chernow
“A powerful and introspective look into white Americans’ continuing romance with the Confederacy, and the lasting damage that has done.” —New York Times Book Review
Ticket Information
Museum Members: $5
General Adult: $8
A limited number of tickets will be sold at the door.
FAQs
The Museum Cafe in the Meeting Center will be open at 6 p.m. with cash bar and light fare available for purchase.
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Leashed service animals are welcome with proper identification.
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