David Blight

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author

New York City

About David

David Blight is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian and author. He was born in 1959 in New York City. Blight is known for his work on the history of slavery and racism in the United States. He has written several books, including "Race After Civil Rights: Black Americans and the Struggle for Equality in the 21st Century" and "Reunion and Reckoning: The Campaign to Free the Slaves of Martha's Vineyard". Blight is currently a professor of history at Yale University.