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America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries

byEddie S. Glaude Jr.

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. examines how the United States uses anniversaries to celebrate national achievement while repeatedly postponing an honest reckoning with race. Moving through major commemorations and the public arguments surrounding them, he shows how speeches, ceremonies, monuments, and official histories define who belongs in the national story. The book links memory with contemporary politics, asking why promises of renewal so often coexist with racial exclusion. Glaude argues that meaningful commemoration must do more than praise the past; it must expose unfinished obligations and create space for a more democratic future.

Publisher

Crown

Publication date

2026-05-26

Format

Hardcover

Pages

288

ISBN

9780593239803