![]() ![]() My experience was a mix of loving history, loving baseball, and then getting out of it as a more politicized person and a broader thinker.ĭuring his time at Michigan State, Dr. That was a politicizing process for me as a young man and a young student. I attended a lot of anti-war rallies that Spring, when there were student protests that were popping up all over the country. The third part of my experience there was in the Spring of 1970, when I got more involved in politics. ![]() It wasn't easy to combine full-time serious academics and full-time serious sports, but some of us did it, proving it can be done. The then coach was the legendary Danny Litwiler, a hall of fame baseball player, but we parted ways in the mid-winter of 1970 in part because I didn't have the talent. I had a special combination of experiences which included being a history major and a baseball player. These were very turbulent years, with the Civil Rights movement and the anti-Vietnam war movement. I was an undergraduate at Michigan State from 1967 to '71. Blight balanced baseball with his history education, and later pursued his political passions. A student-athlete for the first half of his college career, Dr. Below, he discusses his inspiration for this incredible act of generosity, as well as his MSU experience and his current position as a Yale historian.ĭr. Blight created the Blight History Scholarship Award to help students from working class families cover the cost of their tuition. He is also a proud Social Science Spartan, graduating with his bachelor’s degree in History in 1971 and then a Master's degree in 1976. David Blight is a world-renowned historian, a critically-acclaimed author and a beloved professor at Yale University. ![]() Social Science Supporter Spotlight: Meet Yale Historian Dr. ![]()
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