![]() The idea isn’t to return the country to what it was before President Trump Glaude wants a wholesale re-envisioning, not a complacent restoration. He imputes a political discomfort to critiques like Als’s that isn’t entirely fair, but he writes ardently and protectively. ![]() ![]() Glaude’s defense of Baldwin’s trajectory is more cultural than literary. He spurs you to revisit Baldwin’s work yourself. Even if you don’t agree with Glaude’s interpretations, you’ll find yourself productively arguing with them. Where a number of writers have paid ample tribute to Baldwin’s essays from the late ’50s and early ’60s, during the early years of the civil rights movement, Glaude finds energy and even solace in the later nonfiction that charted Baldwin’s disillusionment. Glaude is up to something bigger than his own summary allowed. Glaude is more explicit about looking to Baldwin not just for perspective and inspiration but for instruction and guidance. ![]()
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