As the U.S. turns 250, this historian has blunt advice: 'America has to grow up'

Published June 15, 2026 · Category: News

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Eddie Glaude Jr. speaks in Philadelphia on March 1, 2023.

In America, U.S.A., Princeton historian Eddie Glaude Jr. looks at the country through the lens of its previous anniversaries and centennials. "The divided soul of the nation is in full view," he says.

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