Robert E. Lee: A Nation Divided Documentary

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[ethanramos]

“A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today”
Robert E. Lee

[awilk]

Lee is a perfect example of why history is so fascinating and so important to me. He has so many admirable qualities, were you to meet him today in person without the lens of the American Civil War I have no doubt that you would think of him as a good person. However his legacy is inseparable from the horrific evil of slavery in America. He stands as a perfect lesson that people are complex and nuanced. Rarely, if ever, can you view someone as fully evil or fully good. It is a good reminder that just because you think of yourself as a generally good person, does not mean that you are incapable of evil acts.

[riancreamer]

As a UK citizen with no bias either way, I find this man's life fascinating and it's quite tragic that he seems so misunderstood by many Americans today.

If we judge him off of his time and not by today's morals - whatever they may be - then he is undoubtedly a hero and worthy of the praise he receives.

[rms]

" I have met many of the great men of my time, but Lee alone impressed me with the feeling that I was in the presence of a man who was cast in a grander mould,    and made of different and of finer metal than all other men. He is stamped upon my memory as a being apart and superior to all others in every way: a man with whom   none I ever knew, and very few of whom I have read, are worthy to be classed." - Sir Garnet Wolseley, Commander in Chief of the British Army

[amvanleeuwen]

Of all your excellent narrators, the voice of this narrator is my most favorite. 😎🙏🏻

[stevehalling]

What i find fascinating is people who look at and hold people from the past with utter distain without thinking about what it was like to live in those times. None of us can know how we would be if we were born into those times because every part of how we were brought up and how we think would be different

[remycallie]

Narrator refers to Lee's wife as "Mary Anna Curtis" although the text properly gives her name as "Custis." The name is important because she was the great granddaughter of George Washington's wife, Martha Custis and most Americans are familiar with the name.

[Josh_Hutcherson_on_top]

Found out that Robert e. Lee is my 5th great grandfather!!!

[johnfoster]

Winston Churchill said that Lee was : " The most noble of all Americans and one of the finest military commanders in the annals of war". Lee gave dignity and honor to the South as they struggled with defeat. This allowed the country to rejoin...led by the massive respect the veterans on both sides had for each other after sharing five years of bloodshed, tragedy, and suffering. As Grant said : "...I feel like anything, but, celebrating the defeat of a foe who fought so long and so hard....they are our countrymen again. " Lee was beloved by his men and was admired in the North. Our country suffers today, because we do not have men like him to lead it !

[AHOOSIER]

Had, Robert E. Lee, remained loyal to the Union, we would never have heard of. U.S. Grant.

[TracieDrake]

As a direct blood relative, it's heartbreaking for me to see what they are doing to his legacy. They have made it their main focus to try and erase him from history. It will not work out well for those taking part in it. He we will never be forgotten.

[jamesburkhart]

Very good, unbiased documentary. I generally enjoyed it 👍

[Dan_the_afol]

One of my best friends is a direct descendant of Robert E Lee, and has some of his journals from the civil war and man is it fascinating to read.

[joecarr]

Lee & Grant both on same side leading armies in Mexican War.

[chucklee]

I'm proud of my great great great grandaddy. Robert Lee's daughter Annie is buried in North Carolina just 15 min from where I was born n raised.

[charlesswoape]

I am from Illinois. I will fight for Illinois. I have relatives in georgia. they will fight for georgia. I think that for most soldiers in the civil war, it had more to do with what side your state was on.

[charlescrowell]

He made a terrible mistake at Gettysburg; he let his heart overrule his mind. The worst is thing a commander can do.

[jasonwoods]

Absolutely wonderful and accurate portrayal of Mr. Robert E. Lee

[mikeshilling]

Very interesting to learn more about Lee’s life.

[marycallahan]

I love history! The more we lean about history the more. about about our self’s 📖