Nation of cowards : black activism in Barack Obama's post-racial America / David Ikard and Martell Teasley.
In a speech from which Nation of Cowards derives its title, Attorney General Eric Holder argued forcefully that Americans today need to talk more-not less-about racism. This appeal for candid talk about race exposes the paradox of Barack Obama's historic rise to the US presidency and the ever-i...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Blacks in the diaspora.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In a speech from which Nation of Cowards derives its title, Attorney General Eric Holder argued forcefully that Americans today need to talk more-not less-about racism. This appeal for candid talk about race exposes the paradox of Barack Obama's historic rise to the US presidency and the ever-increasing social and economic instability of African American communities. David H. Ikard and Martell Lee Teasley maintain that such a conversation can take place only with passionate and organized pressure from black Americans, and that neither Obama nor any political figure is likely to be in the fo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (160 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253007018 0253007011 1282241974 9781282241978 |