Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Thaddeus and Slocum: Black-White, White-Black

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Richard Guzman

In his great essay “Junior and John Doe,” James Alan McPherson says, “There used to be the basic, if unspoken, assumption that identity in America is almost always a matter of improvisation, a matter of process…and that, given the provisional … Continue reading →

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Not As Divided As We Seem?

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Richard Guzman

Are we, as President Obama said at the memorial for fallen Dallas police officers, “Not as divided as we seem”?  On the one hand, I see more and more whites at protests over police shootings of young black men, and recently … Continue reading →

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July 4th with Guzman for Aurora

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Richard Guzman

The short VIDEO below shows July 4th, 2016—at least my small view of it.  Because I’ve spent so much time studying, writing, and teaching about the American Experience, July 4th is as important a holiday for me as any.  This year … Continue reading →

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