Thread Book Hour: Eddie Glaude Jr. on what it means to be American

Part 2: Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. explores that it means to be American, in conversation with MPR's Kerri Miller for the "Thread" book series. He's the author of "Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul," and "In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America."

Glaude is chair of the Center for African-American Studies and the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African-American Studies at Princeton University.

The event was held May 16, 2017 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul and featured audience questions and comments.

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