Jon Meacham — American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer presents his anthology spanning 1619 to the present, examining American debates over liberty, slavery, and inclusion.
Date & Time at 7:00 PM EST
Location The Hub at Temple Beth Am, Pinecrest Miami, US
Organizer Books & Books
Why we picked this
Meacham's new anthology connects four centuries of American arguments over who belongs — the kind of historical perspective that makes the present feel less unprecedented.
Jon Meacham has spent his career using presidential biography to illuminate the tensions at the heart of American democracy. His new anthology takes the long view — from 1619 to the present — collecting the debates over liberty, slavery, inclusion, and exclusion that have defined the American experiment.
In conversation with David Lawrence Jr. at a Books & Books off-site event. Meacham’s argument is that understanding this history doesn’t lead to despair — it arms you against it, because the struggle itself is the tradition.