Was the Civil War about Slavery? | PragerU
Colonel Ty Seidule clarifies the true causes of the Civil War, debunking myths about states' rights and slavery.
10 years ago, this video debuted. Death threats followed. In 1861, southern citizens seceded to protect slavery. US Army soldiers destroyed slavery, freed 4m from bondage and saved the USA. Now, the video has 35m views.
Slavery was immoral then. It’s immoral now.
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21.08.2025 23:07 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
A PROMISE DELIVERED | Kirkus Reviews
Well-crafted portraits of the heroes whose names recently replaced those of Confederates on numerous military installations.
First review is in for "A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases." Pub date: 11/11/2025.
"A sharp-edged argument for de-commemorating traitors."
The battle over the names has only just begun...
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21.07.2025 19:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
#RDay at #westpoint. New cadets still take a unique 1861 anti-Confederate oath. “This oath will not permit that . . . [a cadet] shall set aside his allegiance to the general Government whenever a band of traitors and rebels shall choose to set up a defiant authority.”
Here's Ike's 1911 Oath.
30.06.2025 13:59 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Eisenhower wrote this note the night before D Day. Taking responsibility in case the invasion failed. “The troops … did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.”
True leadership.
06.06.2025 02:46 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
@tyseidule.bsky.social I just finished read Robert E Lee ad Me. Thank you. I am taking my Texan great nephew to my state capital, Springfield Illinois this summer to visit Lincoln sites. His parents are concerned that he is not learning the full story of America at school. They may be right.
13.05.2025 03:29 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Happy Birthday U.S. Grant. The finest soldier to ever wear a US Army uniform. Destroyed Lee’s army, freed 4m from human bondage, destroyed slavery “the cause and pretext of the rebellion,” saved democracy and the United States of America.
Huzzah!
27.04.2025 13:19 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
What’s the definition of a “fan”? Gives a 1-star review on Goodreads 7 months before pub date.
13.04.2025 14:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Named for the Enemy – AHA
A historian and retired brigadier general explains how white supremacy and deference to "local sensibilities" created the US Army's Confederate problem.
From #AHAPerspectives in 2020: Historian and retired brigadier general @tyseidule.bsky.social explains how white supremacy and deference to "local sensibilities" created the US Army's Confederate problem. 🗃️
09.04.2025 16:01 — 👍 13 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
@tyseidule.bsky.social's book "Robert E. Lee and Me" is excellent for many reasons. It's especially enlightening on the names of U.S. Army bases.
I am constantly recommending this book.
14.02.2025 20:38 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 5 📌 1
Thanks!
08.02.2025 03:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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07.02.2025 01:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Worth remembering that the Naming Commission was inclined to replace Bragg with Medal of Honor recipient MSGT Ray Benividez, but the community -- and especially Gold Star families -- wanted the name Ft. Liberty.
28.01.2025 19:42 — 👍 32 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2
Books every White Southerner should Read:
Robert E. Lee and Me outlines U.S. Army General Ty Seidule's long and complex reckoning with the Lost Cause mythology of his upbringing and education in Virginia. It outlines how he was forced to reckon with the realities of Virginia History.
#civilwar
26.01.2025 14:05 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I just gave Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by @tyseidule.bsky.social a rare 5 star review. It was excellent.
24.01.2025 18:29 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Coming Veterans Day 2025!
"A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases."
The story of the namesakes of the army bases - true American heroes who fought for our country, not against it.
#history #usarmy #heroes
22.01.2025 17:29 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
Hey folks! A New Year’s deal. “Robert E Lee and Me” for a Buck 99.
08.01.2025 15:40 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Just got done reading Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule (except the epilogue, tired). A very good read about coming to terms with the legacy of ones country and state. From here on, I shall refer to the old slave plantations as "enslaved labor farms" as Ty Seidule does.
22.12.2024 05:57 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks! The Confederates chose treason to preserve slavery. The US Army (including 190k Black soldiers) destroyed the Confederacy, freed 4m from human bondage, preserved democracy, and saved the United States of America!
06.12.2024 21:43 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
The cover of the book ROBERT E. LEE AND ME by Ty Seidule
I wish every American would read Robert E. Lee and Me by @tyseidule.bsky.social
I'm a west coaster, born and raised, and even I had a lot of myths to dispel and propaganda to be disabused of. For starters, I'll never use the term 'Union Army' again. It was the US Army, the same then as it is now.
06.12.2024 17:20 — 👍 42 🔁 8 💬 4 📌 2
Another great non-fic work was "Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause" by @tyseidule.bsky.social.
A compelling blend of memoir and history about the legacy of the Lost Cause Mythology in the U.S. military and the American South.
29.11.2024 16:36 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Thanks! Great company!
24.11.2024 19:43 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I track ICE flights, and I write about the history of American slavery. Sounds like two different things, but they're not really. Former WaPo.
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