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02377aam a2200409 i 4500 001 29CD3D52E5A311E9B7B99A5997128E48 003 SILO 005 20191003010029 008 190405t20192019enka b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2018287715 020 $a 1526105012 020 $a 9781526105011 020 $a 1526105020 020 $a 9781526105028 035 $a (OCoLC)960842272 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d COD $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d XII $d OCLCA $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E907 G564 2019 100 1 $a Gillespie, Andra $e author. 245 10 $a Race and the Obama administration : $b substance, symbols, and hope / $c Andra Gillespie. 264 1 $a Manchester : $b Manchester University Press, $c 2019. 300 $a xiii, 237 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-230) and index. 520 8 $a The election of Barack Obama marked a critical point in American political and social history. Did the historic election of a black president actually change the status of blacks in the United States? Did these changes (or lack thereof) inform blacks' perceptions of the President? This book explores these questions by comparing Obama's promotion of substantive and symbolic initiatives for blacks to efforts by the two previous presidential administrations. By employing a comparative analysis, the reader can judge whether Obama did more or less to promote black interests than his predecessors. Taking a more empirical approach to judging Barack Obama, this book hopes to contribute to current debates about the significance of the first African American presidency. It takes care to make distinctions between Obama's substantive and symbolic accomplishments and to explore the significance of both. 600 10 $a Obama, Barack. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Social conditions $y 21st century. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Economic conditions $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x History $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 2009-2017. 648 7 $a Since 2000 $2 fast 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781526105035 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20201203012533.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214023353.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=29CD3D52E5A311E9B7B99A5997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search