July 5, 2024: Models of Critical Patriotism: MLK and Baldwin, Kaepernick and the 1619 Project

[For my Patriots’Day series this year, I highlighted examples of mythic patriotism fromacross American history. So I thought for my July 4th series I wouldAmericanStudy examples of the other, directly opposed category at the heart of OfThee I Sing: critical patriotism. Leading up to a weekend post on the stateof critical patriotism in 2024!]

I’vewritten about critical patriotism beyond this blog series a good bit over thelast few years, including for both the History News Network (HNN) andthe UnitedStates Intellectual History (USIH) blog. But I would say that I expressedboth my vision of the concept and my case for its vital importance most clearlyin this January2020 Saturday Evening PostConsidering History column on Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin,Colin Kaepernick, the 1619 Project, and more!

Specialpost this weekend,

Ben

PS. Whatdo you think? Other examples or forms of patriotism you’d highlight?