Format:
xv, 367 Seiten ;
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23 cm.
ISBN:
978-0-241-32523-0
,
978-0-241-32524-7
Content:
"'We were eight years in power' was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, [the author] explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's 'first white president.' But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examines the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period--and the effects of the persistent shadow of our nation's old and unreconciled history. [The author] powerfully examines the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective--the point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president."--
Note:
Notes from the first year : "this is how we lost to the white man" --
,
Notes from the second year : American girl --
,
Notes from the third year : why do so few blacks study the Civil War? --
,
Notes from the fourth year : the legacy of Malcolm X --
,
Notes from the fifth year : fear of a black president --
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Notes from the sixth year : the case for reparations --
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Notes from the seventh year : the black family in the age of mass incarceration --
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Notes from the eighth year : my president was black --
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
Keywords:
1961- Obama, Barack
;
1946- Trump, Donald
;
Schwarze
;
Gleichberechtigung
;
Politische Kultur
;
1961- Obama, Barack
;
1946- Trump, Donald
;
Schwarze
;
Politik
;
Gleichberechtigung
;
Politik
;
Schwarze
;
Gleichberechtigung
;
Schwarze
;
Politisches Engagement
;
History
;
History
Author information:
Coates, Ta-Nehisi 1975-
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