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Why did the reconciliationist and white supremacist perspectives on the Civil War come to dominate American memory?
How did Black Americans preserve emancipationist memory of the Civil War?
Blight argues that “Reconstruction was at once a struggle over ideas, interests, and memories” (51). Explain what he means, using examples from the book to support your points.
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