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1 online resource (1 audio file (20hr., 06 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. |
Performer |
Read by Rhett Samuel Price. |
Summary |
In this first interpretative, comprehensive history of Barack Obama's presidency in its entirety, Claude A. Clegg III situates the former president in his dynamic, inspirational, yet contentious political context. He captures the America that made Obama's White House years possible, while insightfully rendering the America that resolutely resisted the idea of a Black chief executive, thus making conceivable the ascent of the most unlikely of his successors. In elucidating the Obama moment in American politics and culture, this book is also, at its core, a sweeping exploration of the Obama presidency's historical environment, impact, and meaning for African Americans-the tens of millions of people from every walk of life who collectively were his staunchest group of supporters and who most starkly experienced both the euphoric triumphs and dispiriting shortcomings of his years in office. Drawing on an expansive archive of materials, including government records, speeches, and insider accounts, The Black President will be required reading not only for historians, politics junkies, and Obama fans but also for anyone seeking to understand America's contemporary struggles with inequality, prejudice, and fear. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Obama, Barack.
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Obama, Barack -- Public opinion.
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Obama, Barack -- Relations with African Americans.
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African Americans -- Politics and government.
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African Americans -- Attitudes.
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United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
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United States -- Public opinion.
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Added Author |
Price, Rhett S., narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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ISBN |
9781666529920 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666529923 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
Music No. |
MWT14572364 |
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