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) |
Book Synopsis Race and Reunion by : David W. BLIGHT
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.