China’s replica Paris is more than an architectural curiosity. It raises a larger question confronting rising powers around the world: can a civilization borrow the symbols of another society without adopting the values that created them?
America’s Unbroken Foundation: How African-American History Shapes the Meaning of American Identity
America’s rise cannot be separated from the labor, sacrifice, and cultural force of those whose origins were deliberately erased through slavery. Today, historians and cultural analysts are increasingly examining whether the descendants of U.S. slavery represent not a hyphenated identity, but a foundational expression of what it means to be American.