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Melvin Rogers

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Professor at Brown University. The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought (PUP) press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691219134/the-darkened-light-of-faith

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Wow, thank you for this review and for taking the time to work through it.

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Well I’m a fan of the Democracy in Danger podcast & of my colleague @prorogers.bsky.social so this episode was a must listen. Terrific fr his new book on Af American political thought esp appreciated discussion of David Walker’s 1829 appeal. + artists/ writers now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

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I am happy to share my conversation with Eddie Glaude about The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. youtu.be/mumaO_lmQRQ?...

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I enjoyed chatting with Robert Talisse about my recent book, The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. Have a listen to the interview and let me know what you think: newbooksnetwork.com/the-darkened...

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I look forward to joining Neil Roberts next week, October 17th, to discuss The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. Register and join the discussion: secure.givelively.org/event/boston...

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Happy Publication Day!! Have a listen to this interview where I discuss The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought. revdem.ceu.edu/2023/09/25/t...

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Drops this week from Princeton University Press.

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Baldwin represents an alternative view very different from the Cold War liberalism Moyn takes up in his book. But in truth, Baldwin is merely a representative example of a longer tradition of Black liberalism that is both chastened and creative in its political and ethical vision. 4/4

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In the background is Myrdal's An American Dilemma. The thought is that this too is a text that ties perfectionism and progressivism together in responding to racial inequality, but it does so in the wrong way and damages the credibility of liberalism. 3/

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Baldwin sought to discipline the excesses of liberalism, but he did not disconnect perfectionism from progressivism. I begin with that fateful discussion in 1963. You have Baldwin, Nathan Glazer, Sidney Hook, and Gunnar Myrdal at the table. 2/

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I am working on this piece about James Baldwin's chastened liberalism. It is my attempt to engage, even if not directly, with Samuel Moyn's Liberalism Against Itself. It also draws from my book The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought 1/

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A must-read: "These are the stakes: dueling visions for America — not Democratic or Republican, with parades and red, white, and blue balloons, but brutal fascism or flawed democracy."

www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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Front pages from around the world

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Former WH chief of staff Mark Meadows, indicted for racketeering and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, has turned himself in to Fulton County authorities:

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We’re hiring! Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in American Studies at Wesleyan: 1/1 course load, renewable for 3 years. Open American Studies field. Happy to answer any questions!

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Really looking forward to reading this!

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I am so excited!! The advance copies of my book, The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought arrived today.

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The continuity raises important questions about Sharpton's religious and civic faith, those often subject to the violence on display in those scenes. How ought we to understand that faith? How ought we to understand the vision of democracy at work? How ought we to think about the demands of justice?

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Last night I watched Loudmouth, a sympathetic portrait of Rev. Al Sharpton. I recommend it. It was good, but not because it provides an unvarnished take on Sharpton. It doesn't. But it does provide a montage of gripping scenes that capture the continuity of racism in America. 1/

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I'm late to this. But we should also hold the media accountable for its attachment to sensationalism and thus a tendency to distort. In this environment, it is no wonder Biden struggles to break through. The bully pulpit does not mean what it once meant; it no longer functions as it once did.

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Thanks Bonnie. I am looking forward to connecting with others.

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