A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's Post-Racial America Contributor(s): Jeter, Jon (Author), Pierre, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470520663 ISBN-13: 9780470520666 Publisher: Trade Paper Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Minority Studies |
Dewey: 973.932 |
LCCN: 2009028371 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.34" W x 9.38" (1.10 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
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Publisher Description: Could this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come? When Henry Louis Gates spoke out about his ridiculous arrest, he stated a truth few Americans?including President Obama?are eager to discuss: there is no such thing as a post-racial America. When it comes to race, the United States has come a long way, but not far enough and not fast enough. Every day, we cope with casual racism, myriad indignities, institutional obstacles, post-racial nonsense, and peers bent on self-destruction. The powers that be, meanwhile, always seem to arrive with their apologies and redress a day late and a dollar short. This book takes a close look at the lives of African-Americans from diverse backgrounds as Obama's victory comes to play a personal role in each of their lives. Every tale delves into the complex issues we will have to deal with going forward:
Barack Obama will deliver his first official State of the Union address in January 2010, and A Day Late and a Dollar Short will deliver an altogether different picture of the way things really under the first black president. |