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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 45 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Gwen Ifill. |
| Summary |
Gwen Ifill began her journalism career at the Boston Herald in 1977, covering race riots by telephone. It was too risky for a young black reporter to venture onto the grounds of South Boston High School. Thirty years later, a black man announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Obama is the leading edge of a sea change in American politics, but his is by no means the only story. Ifill offers incisive, detailed profiles of other prominent black leaders including Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama. She also covers up-and-coming figures from across the nation. Drawing on interviews with power brokers like Obama, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and many others, as well as her own razor-sharp observations and analysis, Ifill shows why now is a pivotal moment in American history. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Obama, Barack -- Influence.
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African American politicians -- History.
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United States -- Race relations.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008.
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| Added Author |
Ifill, Gwen.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781598878806 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1598878808 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11419127 |
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