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The pith of the argument is that the Zana-Malata son of a pirate, Tom Ratsimilaho, has been incorrectly portrayed as a European civilizer of the Madagascar coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2023

In his biography of Emerson he shows how a most inspirational civilizer hitched his own wagon, tried to hitch the U. S. juggernaut, to a transcendental star.

From Time Magazine Archive

Students now of civilization, their work is a potent civilizer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sea, wise men have observed, is the great civilizer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Duke William Anderson was a civilizer and a reformer.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington