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US 250th Anniversary Highlights Attacks on Black Rights

6/25/2026

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The United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026 while attacks on 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act persist.
Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Black Americans are central while Fourth of July rites mask a myth, noting Grant-era anniversaries erased Black suffering.
Historians cite Nat Turner's 1831 rebellion, the Civil War legacy, and Clara Barton's 1865 Andersonville work as flashpoints urging disremembering against whitewashing.

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The United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026 while attacks on 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act persist.
Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. says Black Americans are central while Fourth of July rites mask a myth, noting Grant-era anniversaries erased Black suffering.
Historians cite Nat Turner's 1831 rebellion, the Civil War legacy, and Clara Barton's 1865 Andersonville work as flashpoints urging disremembering against whitewashing.