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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Coates, Ta-Nehisi.     Subjects     Obama, Barack -- Influence.     Obama, Barack.     Presidents, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Presidents -- United States -- Biography     Blacks -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     American essays -- Black authors.     American essays -- 21st century.     Journalists, Black -- United States -- Essays.     Authors, Black -- 21st century -- Essays.     American essays -- 21st century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.     United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     United States -- Race relations.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Coates, Ta-Nehisi.       by title:      We were eight years ...       by call number:      973.932 C652w     Search the Web     Coates, Ta-Nehisi.     Obama, Barack -- Influence.     Obama, Barack.     Presidents, Black -- United States -- Biography.     Presidents -- United States -- Biography     Blacks -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     American essays -- Black authors.     American essays -- 21st century.     Journalists, Black -- United States -- Essays.     Authors, Black -- 21st century -- Essays.     American essays -- 21st century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.     United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.     United States -- Race relations.       MARC Display

We were eight years in power : an American tragedy / Ta-Nehisi Coates. by Coates, Ta-Nehisi. One World, 2017. Call #: 973.932 C652w Subjects Obama, Barack -- Influence.   Obama, Barack.   Presidents, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Presidents -- United States -- Biography   Blacks -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.   American essays -- Black authors.   American essays -- 21st century.   Journalists, Black -- United States -- Essays.   Authors, Black -- 21st century -- Essays.   American essays -- 21st century.   United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.   United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.   United States -- Race relations. ISBN:  9780399590566 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xvii, 367 pages : illustration ; 25 cm Contents:  "This is how we lost to the white man" -- American girl -- Why do so few blacks study the Civil War? -- The legacy of Malcolm X -- Fear of a black president -- The case for reparations -- The black family in the age of mass incarceration -- My president was black. Summary:  "We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this collection of essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's "first white president." But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examines the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period, and the effects of the persistent, haunting shadow of our nation's old and unreconciled history. Coates examines the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective - the point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president. Features Coates's essays first published in The Atlantic, including "Fear of a Black President," "The Case for Reparations," and "The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration," along with eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates's own experiences, observations, and intellectual development, capped by an original assessment of the election that fully illuminated the tragedy of the Obama era. Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic. His book Between the World and Me won the National Book Award in 2015. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.932 C652w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Bedford Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.932 C652w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.932 C652w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.932 C652w Adult books Checked out Jul 15, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.932 C652w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 973.932 C652w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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