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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
University of Missouri Press,
[2012]
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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.