Day Late and a Dollar Short High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's "Post Racial" America

ISBN-10: 0470520663

ISBN-13: 9780470520666

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jon Jeter, Robert Pierre

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Could this be the final victory for civil rights, or the first of many to come?Beyond the initial euphoria of witnessing a breakthrough that many African-Americans never thought they would see in their lifetime, what does the election of Barack Obama really mean to Black America and race relations in this country? Talking to African-American men and women from all walks of life, Joe Jeter and Robert Pierre find hope, apathy, anger, and joy, and paint a nuanced portrait of a side of the nation rarely seen in the national spotlight. Goes beyond uplifting rhetoric to expose the deeper thoughts and feelings of Black America on a landmark achievement in U.S. history Gives readers a State of the…

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List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 12/29/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Daisy Mae on the Bayou: The Past Is Still with Us



Made in America: Union Organizing in Chicago



He Doesn't See What We See: Diop's Protest in St. Petersburg



Where the Grass Is Greener: Linda in the Promised Land



Casulaty of War: Tee Green in Baghdad



White Is Not an Abstract Concept: Angela's Daughters in Appalachia



Little Men: Jewel and Launnie in New Orleans



Dandelions: Eddie's Freedom in D.C.



Watermelon Man: Cecil, Jon, and Ryan in Indianapolis



he Front Man: Lee Moves from South Africa to Brooklyn


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