blight
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The “emancipationist vision of Civil War memory” faded, as Yale University historian David Blight detailed in “Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory,” and “romance triumphed over reality.”
From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026
It stated that Mr Blight, who had a "previously good history", can apply for the prohibition order to be set aside, but not until a two-year review period expires in April 2027.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
“Yet, working-class neighborhoods like the ones I represent struggle with this issue every day. Blight is unacceptable no matter the ZIP Code, and we deserve to have the same sense of urgency.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2024
Among the projects Higher Ground has in development is a film adaptation of “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by David W. Blight.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023
"Coming ashore, boss?" asked Blight, as if he did not care one way or the other.
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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