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From Edward Brooke to Barack Obama : African American Political Success, 1966-2008 /

In 2008, American history was forever changed with the election of Barack Obama, the United States first African American president. However, Obama was far from the first African American to run for a public office or to face the complexities of race in a political campaign. For over a century, offi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nordin, Dennis S. (Dennis Sven), 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Missouri Press, [2012]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Deracializing or racializing campaigns
  • The DuBois-Washington debates in Congressional politics since 1928
  • Retaining white power with black mayors
  • Defying all odds: African Americans winning statewide elections
  • The political pinnacle: Barack Obama's presidential victory.