What a delight to get to hear Lee Irby's talk on Confederate statues and their place today

Here's an unexpected treat. We were talking not long ago about one our our favorite authors, Lee Irby, who teaches history at Eckerd College and wrote an intriguing book called Unreliable, that has been gaining attention of late. Lee's book is set in Richmond, Virginia, which is where Lee is from, and where resides a statue of General Robert E. Lee. With the current discussion of Confederate statues and their place in society today, Lee Irby was asked to speak on Confederate Monuments in the South: Place, Memory  and Lingering Wounds. That was on Monday, and there was quite a crowd. What's unexpected is that if you couldn't attend Lee Irby's talk, you haven't missed out. The recording above provides great opportunity to hear what Lee Irby had to say about General Lee's statue and much more.  What a delight. Thank you, Lee, for posting the talk. Thank you, Eckerd College, for recording it.