A Different Kind of Patriotism

For generations of Black Americans, loving the country has meant refusing to lie about it

In the United States, patriotism is often portrayed simply as pure pride: military flyovers, all manner of American flags, and national mythmaking about the country’s greatness. But there’s another kind of patriotism — the kind practiced by people like attorney and bestselling author of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson.

Stevenson identifies with a form of pat…