The breakthrough : politics and race in the age of Obama / Gwen Ifill.

Veteran journalist Ifill sheds new light on the impact of Barack Obama's presidential victory and introduces the emerging African American politicians forging a new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to...

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Main Author: Ifill, Gwen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
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