The Black presidency : Barack Obama and the politics of race in America / Michael Eric Dyson.
A provocative and lively deep dive into the meaning of America's first black presidency, from "one of the most graceful and lucid intellectuals writing on race and politics today ("Vanity Fair Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race have shaped Ba...
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Boston, MA :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: The Burden of Representation; 1. How to Be a Black President: "I Can't Sound Like Martin"; 2. "Invisible Man Got the Whole World Watching": Race, Bi-Race, Post-Race in the Obama Presidency; 3. Black Presidency, Black Rhetoric: Pharaoh and Moses Speak; 4. Re-Founding Father: Patriotism, Citizenship, and Obama's America; 5. The Scold of Black Folk: The Bully Pulpit and Black Responsibility; 6. Dying to Speak of Race: Policing Black America.
- 7. Going Bulworth: Black Truth and White Terror in the Age of Obama8. Amazing Grace: Obama's African American Theology; Back Matter; Acknowledgments; President Obama's Speeches and Statements on Race; Notes; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine.