What Obama means ... for our culture, our politics, our future

Asim, author of the acclaimed "The N Word," provides the context needed to understand what the Obama presidency means to Americans of all backgrounds, showing how African American performers, athletes, rhetoricians, and leaders laid the groundwork for Obama and how Obama turned the old civ...

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Main Author: Asim, Jabari
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY William Marrow 2009
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