America, U.S.A. : how race shadows the nation's anniversary / by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glaude, Eddie S., Jr., 1968- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Race relations.

United States.

United States--Anniversaries, etc--History.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

270 pages : illustrations, music, photographs, ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Crown, [2026]

Summary:

"The New York Times bestselling author of Begin Again confronts America's unfinished story in this blistering reassessment of race, freedom, and the myths that bind us. Celebrated public intellectual Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. presents a groundbreaking analysis of the vicious cycles of American history and the country's enduring refusal to face its true nature -- especially at the moments when national anniversaries steer us back toward the mythology meant to disguise the truth. America, U.S.A., deliberately formulated and beautifully written, details a heart-wrenching exploration of America's legacy. It is a magnificently complex combination of lessons and voices -- from W.E.B. DuBois and John Dos Passos to Herman Melville and Martin Luther King, Jr.-- that, together, paint a sprawling and honest tableau of the United States, its complicated past, and ever more tenuous future. Glaude's is a powerful voice of conscience in our tumultuous world. He pulls no punches, calling on us to interrogate our conceptions of innocence and freedom and the stories we tell ourselves about our past and present. Centered around the major celebrations of America's milestone birthdays across 250 years of history, the book offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story. Devastatingly candid, profoundly moving, and deeply reflective, America, U.S.A. is a shining meditation on how we must reckon with a grim past in order to strive for the better angels of our future"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Bitterness at the bottom of the cup

Freedom is the white man's gift

What is the Fourth of July to us?

1876 : centennial

Interlude : the plague years

1926 : sesquicentennial

Interlude : the American century

1976 : bicentennial

Interlude : the after times

2026 : semiquincentennial

Conclusion : Love and country.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version Glaude, Eddie S., Jr., 1968- America, U.S.A.

ISBN:

9780593239803

0593239806

OCLC:

1536312170