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America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries by Glaude, Eddie S.
America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries by Glaude, Eddie S.
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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. "A thoughtful, insightful, beautifully written book that is timely and welcomed in these perilous times."--Bryan Stevenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy "Eddie S. Glaude Jr. opens a necessary conversation as we reflect on the meaning of our country's 250th anniversary."--Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello
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.
Author: Eddie S. Glaude
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.22h x 5.99w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780593239803
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/30/2026
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.
Author: Eddie S. Glaude
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.22h x 5.99w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780593239803
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2026
Publishers Weekly 03/30/2026
About the Author
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University and author of New York Times bestselling Begin Again and Democracy in Black.
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