Describe the structure of the text. How do Glaude's formal choices enact his thematic interests?

Begin Again is divided into an introduction and a conclusion, with seven titled chapters between. The titles of each section denote the central themes explored within. The introductory section outlines Glaude's interest in and evolved relationship with Baldwin's work. He then establishes a parallel between the contemporary American moment and the historical moment in which Baldwin was writing. In the chapters that follow these beginning pages, Glaude sustains this correlation. Each chapter begins with a description of a historical event. Glaude then uses these details to analyze American sociopolitical patterns. He defends his claims with references to Baldwin's writings, and gradually works towards imagining a new national future in the closing passages of each chapter. This exploratory pattern enacts Glaude's belief that American citizens must both acknowledge their history while looking for...