Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom

The Supreme Court’s surprise decision on DACA, the history that James Baldwin wanted America to see, and reckoning with the legacy of Flannery O’Connor. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones. By Jelani Cobb Page-Turner The History That James Baldwin Wanted America To See For Baldwin, the past had always been bent in service of a lie. Could a true story be told? By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. Personal History Growing Up with Juneteenth How a Texan holiday became a national tradition. By Annette Gordon-Reed Our Columnists What the Supreme Court’s Surprise Decision on DACA Means On Thursday, the Justices ruled that the Trump Administration’s attempt to cancel the policy was unlawful. By Jonathan Blitzer Letter from Minneapolis The Heart of the Uprising in Minneapolis “My city is hurting. My city is depressed. My city is on fire”: A definitive, cinematic look at how Minneapolis has transformed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. By Luke Mogelson Daily Comment A Memory of Solidarity Day, on Juneteenth, 1968 The public outpouring over racism in America feels like a renewal of the reckoning that shook the nation more than half a century ago. By Jon Lee Anderson Newsletters Sign Up for the New Yorker Recommends Newsletter Discover what our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. Culture and More A Critic at Large How Racist Was Flannery O’Connor? She has become an icon of American letters. Now readers are reckoning with another side of her legacy. By Paul Elie Culture Desk John Bolton’s Baffling Anecdote About a “Rocket Man” CD Why was President Trump so obsessed with an Elton John song? By Amanda Petrusich On Television Dave Chappelle’s Rough-Cut Humorlessness in “8:46” In a new special centered on the police killing of George Floyd, Chappelle is Unc, and the world is his barbershop. By Lauren Michele Jackson Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Diversity Fellowship Accepting Applications for the Next Five Minutes We’re attracted to artists who have a clear idea of what they’ll tackle. Describe your project in one or fewer sentences. By Ronald Metellus Cartoons From The Issue Cartoons from the Issue Drawings and drollery from this week’s magazine. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.