Disremembering exists to hide the value gap and protect national innocence

Evidence

The primary purpose of disremembering is to hide from view the value gap and to protect our national innocence: to keep the ugliness of our deeds at arm’s length or buried deep in our national subconscious. — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 129

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines what Glaude means by ‘disremembering’ and ties it directly to the value gap—exactly the conceptual precision the reader needs.