Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a popular image of a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But Elizabeth Varon reveals that this rosy image conceals a seething debate over what the surrender meant and what kind of nation would emerge from war. Lee and Grant held opposite views of the direction of the country–and of the meaning of the war that had changed the country forever. A book signing will follow the program.
The program was introduced by Douglas Swanson from the Archives.
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