Few figures in American historyare as divisiveas Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
“Pamphlets and letters were slipped under my door.
Pamphlets were left at the studio gate.
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Letters also arrived from Civil War students, both pro-Custer and anti-Custer.
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Viewers, too, showed little interest inCuster, which certainly didn’t help.
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Butwhat ultimately scuttledCusterwas a concerted protest from Native American groups,who criticized the seriesas “glorifying Custer.”
(And they weren’t exactly wrong.)
The legal strategy to air complaints was an effective one.
And as time goes on, history rightly sides with the latter.
Set in the post-Civil War era, Custer follows the adventures of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer as he leads the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the American frontier, facing challenges from Native American tribes, outlaws, and the harsh conditions of the west.
