Barack Obama and African-American empowerment
Subtitle: the rise of Black America's new leadership
By: Manning Marable and Kristen Clarke, Editors.
Contributors: Marable, Manning, 1950-; Clarke, Kristen.
Series: The critical black studies series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780230620506; 9780230620520
Subjects: Obama, Barack; African Americans -- Politics and government; African American leadership; Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects
Description: Barack Obama and the African-American Empowerment examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders. The reader also examines the evolving ideals about the roles of government and the economy in addressing the historic disadvantages experienced by many African Americans. Here, some of the nation's most influential intellectuals bring together original scholarship to look at the future of national politics and American race relations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.