Nation of cowards : black activism in Barack Obama's post-racial America /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ikard, David, 1972-
Autres auteurs: Teasley, Martell L.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.
Collection:Blacks in the diaspora.
Sujets:
Obama, Barack > Relations with African Americans.
Obama, Barack
2000-2099
African Americans > Politics and government > 21st century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 21st century.
African Americans > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Post-racialism > United States.
Race awareness > United States.
Noirs américains > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Noirs américains > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
Société postraciale > États-Unis.
Conscience de race > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans > Economic conditions
African Americans > Politics and government
African Americans > Social conditions
Politics and government
Post-racialism
Race awareness
Race relations > Political aspects
Relations with African Americans
United States > Race relations > Political aspects.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Aspect politique.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2009-2017.
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : is America a nation of cowards or has Attorney General Eric Holder lost his mind?
  • The teaching moment that never was : Henry Louis Gates, Barack Obama, and the post-racial dilemma
  • "I know what's in his heart" : enlightened exceptionalism and the problem with using Barack Obama as the racial litmus test for Black progress and achievement
  • The audacity of Reverend Wright : speaking truth to power in the twenty-first century
  • Setting the record straight : why Barack Obama and America cannot afford to ignore a Black agenda
  • Pull yourself up by your bootstraps : Barack Obama, the Black poor, and the problems of racial common sense thinking.

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