How race shadows America’s anniversaries

Friday, September 18, 2026, 5 p.m.

Princeton University professor Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses his new book, “America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries,” with the Rev. Alex Gee, founder of the Center for Black Excellence and Culture. Glaude’s book focuses on continued backlashes against Black citizens of the U.S. from the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s and since.

Panelist: Eddie Glaude Jr.

Moderator: Alex Gee

Location: The Center for Black Excellence and Culture, 671 W. Badger Road

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