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How celebrations of America's 250th birthday can obscure the reality of race in the country

The cover of "America, U.S.A." and author Eddie Gaude. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sameer A. Khan)
Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sameer A. Khan
The cover of "America, U.S.A." and author Eddie Gaude. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Sameer A. Khan)

In the new book “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries,” author Eddie Glaude looks at the cycles of American history and how they obscure the dark truth of the country.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Glaude.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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