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Tag: David Blight

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Tony Judt

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“Writers are being made to carry the weight of politicians.”

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By Martha Hodes

Puzzling out the meaning of the Civil War and its aftermath has been David Blight’s lifelong work ...

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