Description
| Summary: | 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.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 269 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9780230103290
0230103294
1282742558
9781282742550
0230620507
9780230620506 |
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| Access: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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