We were eight years in power : an American tragedy
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New York : One World, 2017.
ISBN
9780399590566, 0399590560
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xvii, 367 pages ; 25 cm
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African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Obama, Barack.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Obama, Barack.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Race relations.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Published
New York : One World, 2017.
Format
Book
Street Date
1710
Language
English
ISBN
9780399590566, 0399590560
Notes
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"'We were eight years in power' was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's 'first white president.' But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examine the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period--and the effects of the persistent shadow of our nation's old and unreconciled history. Coates powerfully examines the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective--the point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president. We Were Eight Years in Power features Coasste's iconic essays first published in The Atlantic, including 'Fear of a Black President,' 'The Case for Reparations,' and 'The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration,' along with eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates' own experiences, obsservations, and intellectual development, capped by a bracingly original assessment of the election that fully illuminated the tragedy of the Obama era"--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Coates, T. (2017). We were eight years in power: an American tragedy . One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coates, Ta-Nehisi. 2017. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coates, Ta-Nehisi. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy One World, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Coates, Ta-Nehisi. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy One World, 2017.
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