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David W. Blight

David William Blight (born 1949) is the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University.

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The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces Together with Rules, Which Are Calculated to Improve Youth and Others, in the Ornamental and Useful Art of Eloquence

by Caleb Bingham and David W. Blight First published in 1799 — 11 editions

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People and a Nation: A History of the Unted States (Volume I: To 1877): A History of the United States (Volume I: To 1877)

by Mary Beth Norton, Carol Sheriff, David W. Blight, Howard P. Chudacoff, and Fredrik Logevall First published in 2010 — 8 editions

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Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation

by David W. Blight
First published in 2007 — 6 editions

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Bundle : a People and a Nation, Volume I: to 1877, Loose-Leaf Version, 11th + MindTap History, 1 Term Printed Access Card

by Jane Kamensky, Carol Sheriff, David W. Blight, Howard P. Chudacoff, and Fredrik Logevall First published in 2014 — 5 editions

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Bundle : a People and a Nation: a History of the United States, 11th + MindTapV2. 0, 2 Terms Printed Access Card

by Jane Kamensky, Carol Sheriff, David W. Blight, Howard P. Chudacoff, and Fredrik Logevall First published in 2018 — 5 editions

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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

by David W. Blight First published in 2018 — 5 editions

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Why the Civil War Came

by Gabor S. Boritt, David W. Blight, William W. Freehling, William E. Gienapp, Glenna Matthews, Charles Royster, and Mark W. Summers First published in 1996 — 5 editions
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Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: History and Contemporary Policy

by Genevieve LeBaron, Jessica R. Pliley, and David W. Blight First published in 2021 — 4 editions

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Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves

by Brian Matthew Jordan, Jonathan W. White, David W. Blight, Edward L. Ayers, and William Davis First published in 2023 — 4 editions

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Bundle : a People and a Nation, Volume II: since 1865 , Loose-Leaf Version, 11th + MindTap History, 1 Term Printed Access Card

by Jane Kamensky, Carol Sheriff, David W. Blight, Howard P. Chudacoff, and Fredrik Logevall First published in 2018 — 4 editions

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Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory

by David W. Blight First published in 2001 — 4 editions

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Union and Emancipation: Essays on Politics and Race in the Civil War Era

by David W. Blight and Brooks D. Simpson
First published in 1997 — 4 editions
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Passages to Freedom: The Underground Railroad in History and Memory

by David W. Blight First published in 2001 — 4 editions
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Beyond Freedom: Disrupting the History of Emancipation

by David W. Blight, Jim Downs, Eric Foner, and Newman, Richard First published in 2017 — 4 editions

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People and a Nation, Volume I: To 1877

by Jane Kamensky, Carol Sheriff, David W. Blight, Howard P. Chudacoff, and Fredrik Logevall First published in 2013 — 3 editions

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American oracle: the Civil War in the civil rights era

by David W. Blight First published in 2011 — 3 editions

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Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln: A Relationship in Language, Politics, and Memory

by David W. Blight First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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Yale and Slavery: A History

by David W. Blight First published in 2024 — 2 editions

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Delia's Tears

by Molly Rogers and David W. Blight First published in 2010 — 2 editions

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People and a Nation, Volume II: Since 1865

by Mary Beth Norton, Jane Kamensky, Carol Sheriff, David W. Blight, and Howard P. Chudacoff First published in 2013 — 2 editions

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL953055A
ISNI: 0000000109197565
Library of Congress Names: n88006075
VIAF: 81072471
Wikidata: Q5240690
Inventaire.io: wd:Q5240690

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