The Barack Obama and the politics of race in America Dyson, Michael Eric 1958- creator text bibliography mau Boston New York Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2016] 2016 monographic eng

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xvi, 346 p. ; 24 cm. Michael Dyson was granted an exclusive interview with the president for this book, and Barack Obama's own voice shines through. This intimate access provides a unique depth to this engrossing analysis of the nation's first black president, and how race shapes and will shape our understanding of his achievements and failures alike. The burden of representation -- How to be a Black president : "I can't sound like Martin" -- "Invisible man got the whole world watching" : race, bi-race, post-race in the Obama presidency -- Black presidency, Black rhetoric : Pharaoh and Moses speak -- Re-founding father : patriotism, citizenship, and Obama's America -- The scold of Black folk : the bully pulpit and Black responsibility -- Dying to speak of race : policing Black America -- Going Bulworth : Black truth and white terror in the age of Obama -- Amazing grace : Obama's African American theology -- President Obama's speeches and statements on race. Michael Eric Dyson. Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-333) and index. n-us--- Obama, Barack Influence Obama, Barack 1961- Influencia Race Political aspects United States Racism Political aspects United States African Americans Politics and government 21st century Racismo Estados Unidos Afroamericanos Política y gobierno Estados Unidos Afroamericanos Condiciones sociales Estados Unidos Discriminación racial Historia Estados Unidos United States Race relations Political aspects United States Politics and government 2009- Estados Unidos Relaciones raciales Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 2009-2017 002 E 185.615 D998b 2016 305.800973 9780544387669 (hardcover) 054438766X DLC 150922 20230404125805.0 spa