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‘We’re witnessing the end of the America that made our lives possible’: author Eddie Glaude on US’s 250th birthday
Glaude’s new book shows political turmoil historically reaching its boiling point around Fourth of July celebrations “The mere presence of Black people at the Fourth of July celebrations, acting as if freedom belonged to them, exposed the lie at the heart of this ritual of remembrance by the nation: ours was not a nation committed to liberty and equality.” So goes the second chapter of the author Eddie S Glaude Jr’s latest book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. The Princeton University professor’s new text illustrates how political turmoil has historically reached a boiling point around celebrations of the nation’s founding on the Fourth of July. The text is especially relevant now as the United States approaches its 250th birthday. Throughout the book, Glaude argues that since the very beginning, Black Americans have played a vital role in establishing this c
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘We’re witnessing the end of the America that made our lives possible’: author Eddie Glaude on US’s 250th birthday, Glaude’s new book shows political turmoil historically reaching its boiling point around Fourth of July celebrations “The mere presence of Black people at the Fourth of July celebrations, acting as if freedom belonged to them, exposed the lie at the heart of this ritual of remembrance by the nation: ours was not a nation committed to liberty and equality.” So goes the second chapter of the author Eddie S Glaude Jr’s latest book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. The Princeton University professor’s new text illustrates how political turmoil has historically reached a boiling point around celebrations of the nation’s founding on the Fourth of July. The text is especially relevant now as the United States approaches its 250th birthday. Throughout the book, Glaude argues that since the very beginning, Black Americans have played a vital role in establishing this c
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- ‘We’re witnessing the end of the America that made our lives possible’: author Eddie Glaude on US’s 250th birthdayThe Guardian - 2026-06-24T11:00:44+00:00
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