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Title:

Barack Obama and the idea of a postracial society / edited by Zoe Lowery.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

80 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Obama, Barack--Influence--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Social conditions--21st century--Juvenile literature.
United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.
Racism--United States--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Lowery, Zoe, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-77) and index.

Contents:

Breaking the racial barriers in the arts, sports, and entertainment -- African-Americans in politics and positions of power -- Barack Obama -- Continued social, economic, and political inequities.

Summary:

"In 2008, the United States witnessed a milestone: Barack Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, became the first African American to be nominated for the presidency by a major political party. His subsequent election suggested that American society had finally surpassed some of the racial divisions that had plagued the country. But racial inequality persists and issues such as financial disparities between African Americans and other groups and protracted prejudice and discrimination still need to be confronted. This volume also celebrates the indelible marks made by African Americans on culture, speech, art, music, dance, literature, politics, law, athletics, and more"-- Publisher's website.

Series:

The African American experience: from slavery to the presidency

ISBN:

1680480510
9781680480511

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898750161

LCCN:

2014042501

Locations:

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)