03018oam 22006254a 450 991079413970332120230601191925.01-5261-0503-91-5261-5517-610.7765/9781526155177(CKB)4100000011287962(MiAaPQ)EBC6224975(OCoLC)1158015725(MdBmJHUP)muse87269(DE-B1597)659370(DE-B1597)9781526155177(EXLCZ)99410000001128796220191112d2019uuuu uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRace and the Obama AdministrationSubstance, symbols and hope /Andra GillespieManchester :Manchester University Press,[2019]©20191 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) illustrationsBibliogr. p. 208-230. Index.1-5261-0501-2 1-5261-0502-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-230) and index."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" (ed.).Relations interethniquesÉtats-Unis21e siecleramNoirs americainsConditions economiques21e siecleramNoirs americainsConditions sociales21e siecleramPolitique et gouvernementÉtats-Unis2009-2017ramAfrican-American studies.American Presidency.Barack Obama.Bill Clinton.George W. Bush.race &politics.racial equality.Relations interethniques21e siecle.Noirs americainsConditions economiques21e siecle.Noirs americainsConditions sociales21e siecle.Politique et gouvernement973.932Gillespie Andraaut1518296MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910794139703321Race and the Obama Administration3755772UNINA