The Black presidency : Barack Obama and the politics of race in America

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Michael Eric Dyson delivers a provocative exploration of the politics of race and the Obama presidency. Barack Obama's presidency unfolded against the national traumas of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and Walter Scott. The nation's first African American president was careful to give few major race speeches, yet he faced criticism from all sides, including from African Americans. How has Obama's race affected his presidency and the...

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Obama, Barack Influence

Race Political aspects United States

Racism Political aspects United States

United States Politics and government 2009-

United States Race relations Political aspects

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ISBN:

9780544387669
054438766X

Description:

xvi, 346 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-333) and index

Contents:

The burden of representation
How to be a Black president : "I can't sound like Martin"
"Invisible man got the whole world watching" : race, bi-race, post-race in the Obama presidency
Black presidency, Black rhetoric : Pharaoh and Moses speak
Re-founding father : patriotism, citizenship, and Obama's America
The scold of Black folk : the bully pulpit and Black responsibility
Dying to speak of race : policing Black America
Going Bulworth : Black truth and white terror in the age of Obama
Amazing grace : Obama's African American theology
President Obama's speeches and statements on race

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2015037026

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1585154

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