Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Summary
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In "Begin Again," Eddie Glaude Jr. resurrects James Baldwin's vision for America amid our racial reckoning. Named among Time's Best Books, this searing exploration arrived as Black Lives Matter surged, offering urgent lessons on confronting America's racial lies and reimagining a truly just society.
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When the Dream Dies, What Comes Next?
What happens when the promise of progress reveals itself as illusion? When marches and speeches and hard-won legislation leave the fundamental architecture of injustice intact? James Baldwin spent his life wrestling with this question, and his insights feel uncomfortably relevant today. Through his eyes, we see America not as it pretends to be, but as it actually is-a nation built on what he called "the lie." This lie isn't just about historical denial or political spin. It's the deep, structural belief that white lives matter more than others, a value gap so embedded in American consciousness that it shapes everything from housing policy to whose children get to grow up feeling safe. Baldwin understood that until we confront this lie directly, we're doomed to repeat the same tragic cycles, generation after generation.
The Architecture of American Deception
The Weight of Witnessing
The Dangerous Road and Its Dead Ends
Monuments to Lies, Battles for Truth
Finding Elsewhere in the Ruins
The Path Through Sacred Ruins
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