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Name: Race and Reunion
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Author: David W. Blight

David Blight’s *Race and Reunion* explores how the United States’ collective memory of the Civil War became a vehicle for white unity at the expense of African American remembrance. By analyzing shifting meanings of death, the myth of the Lost Cause, and the growing segregation of war narratives, Blight shows how the selective remembrance of the war shaped Reconstruction, reinforced racial divisions, and ultimately shaped the nation's path toward reconciliation. The book brings to light diverse African American perspectives, the effort to preserve the legacy of emancipation, and the cultural denial built around a romanticized South, illustrating the tragic costs of remembering and forgetting for race relations and the American reunion.

First publish date: 2001

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: David W. Blight

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