Independence Day? Isn’t it Time to Move On?

Patriotism, selective memory and ‘getting past’ the past

Washington Monument foregrounded by corner of National Museum of African American History and Culture, Photo Credit: Andre Chung, Curbed

The following is an adapted and updated excerpt from my book Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority. It seems especially relevant for Independence Day, and even more so given the current debates about reparations for enslavement and the history of white supremacy.