Race and Reunion
Author | : David W. BLIGHT |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 525 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674022096 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674022092 |
Rating | : 4/5 (092 Downloads) |
Download or read book Race and Reunion written by David W. BLIGHT and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No historical event has left as deep an imprint on America's collective memory as the Civil War. In the war's aftermath, Americans had to embrace and cast off a traumatic past. David Blight explores the perilous path of remembering and forgetting, and reveals its tragic costs to race relations and America's national reunion.