ISBN:
9780520291904
,
0520291905
,
9780520291898
,
0520291891
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 282 Seiten
,
Diagramm
Edition:
Also published electronically
Parallel Title:
Online version Fields, Corey, author Black elephants in the room
DDC:
324.273408996073
Keywords:
African Americans Political activity
;
African Americans Politics and government 21st century
;
Identity politics
;
Allegiance
;
Republican Party
;
Schwarze
;
Mitglied
;
Identität
;
Weltanschauung
;
USA
;
Schwarze
;
Republican Party
;
Identitätspolitik
Abstract:
"What do you think of when you hear about an African American Republican? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that all blacks must vote democratic? Are they Uncle Toms or sellouts, serving as traitors to their race? What is it really like to be a black person in the Republican Party? Black Elephants in the Room considers how race structures the political behavior of African American Republicans and discusses the dynamic relationship between race and political behavior in the purported 'post-racial' context of US politics. Drawing on vivid first-person accounts, the book sheds light on the different ways black identity structures African Americans' membership in the Republican Party. Moving past rhetoric and politics, we begin to see the everyday people working to reconcile their commitment to black identity with their belief in Republican principles. And at the end, we learn the importance of understanding both the meanings African Americans attach to racial identity and the political contexts in which those meanings are developed and expressed"--Provided by publisher
Abstract:
From many to few -- Beyond Uncle Tom -- Race doesn't matter -- Black power through conservative principles -- Like crabs in a barrel -- Whither the Republican Party
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Also published electronically.
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