Bill Clinton and black America
By: DeWayne Wickham.
Contributors: Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
Subjects: Clinton, Bill, 1946- -- Relations with African Americans.; African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; African Americans -- Interviews.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.
Genres: Interviews.
Description: "While white Americans were evenly divided about Bill Clinton's impeachment, ninety percent of African Americans opposed it. Now from a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists comes a new book that explores the deep and unique connection between the former president and the black community - in the words of journalists, celebrities, academics, and other thoughtful Americans.".

"Going beyond mere TV punditry, luminaries such as Mary Frances Berry, Bill Gray, Kweisi Mfume, and Alice Randall, as well as ordinary citizens, offer insight into why African Americans for the first time saw themselves in the soul of a president - whether it was the large African American presence in Clinton's administration, his perceived persecutions, Clinton's personal style, or his lasting yet tumultuous marriage - and why that kinship has sweeping cultural implications.

Bill Clinton's actions, associations, and essence are all analyzed in light of their effect on and appeal to this crucial constituency."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Clinton administration black appointees": p. 290-310.
Includes an exclusive interview (p. 157-232) with  Clinton given Aug. 15, 2001, Harlem, N.Y. as well as interviews (p. 22-154) with various black figures.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: One: The Past as Prologue; title: Two: The Man; title: Three: A Kindred Soul; title: Four: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; title: Five: In Trotter's Footsteps; title: Six: The Black Elite; title: Seven: The Inner Circle; title: Eight: Bill Clinton, in His Own Words; title: Nine: Trotter's Return; title: Ten: A Race Man in the White House; title: Eleven: A Drum Major for Change; title: Appendix: Clinton Speeches and; title: Administration Black Appointees.