SAR Seeks Member Participation in Q & A with Editors Alan R. Hoffman and Lloyd Kramer

SAR Outreach Education is pleased to announce an upcoming pre-recorded video interview Alan R. Hoffman and Lloyd Kramer on their new book Lafayette and the Enduring Struggle for Human Rights and Democratic Governments. SAR membership is invited to be a part of this exciting book review, by submitting questions to the author for this Q & A.  What questions do you have about Lafayette and his influence both during his lifetime and today? Please submit your question for Hoffman and Kramer by March 13, 2026, by emailing Rae Ann Sauer at rsauer@sar.org and include your national number in the email. The top member-submitted question chosen for the interview will receive a complimentary copy of the book. Due to time limits, not all questions may be chosen. Once the interview is complete it will be posted on the SAR website and Facebook page on April 23, and the book winners will be announced and notified. Historian General Jeff Thomas will moderate this event.

About the Book:

This book includes eight outstanding essays in which historians explain why Lafayette remains a valuable ally for twenty-first-century defenders of human rights and democratic institutions. Each chapter was originally presented during a public Symposium in September 2024 at Fairfield University, where the “American Friends of Lafayette” (AFL) and members of the Fairfield community met to analyze and honor the bicentennial anniversary of Lafayette’s famous tour of the United States in 1824-25. Focusing on Lafayette’s historical reputation, influential ideas, and courageous public actions, the authors provide well-informed insights that explain why Lafayette still matters in our own time.

These essays will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Lafayette’s enduring significance for the history and the future of democratic political values.