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    African Americans and the Presidents: Politics and Policies from Washington to Trump

     
    African Americans and the Presidents: Politics and Policies from Washington to Trump

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    The president is arguably the most recognized and powerful individual in the United States. This reference work explores the American presidency in relation to issues of race concerning the African American community.
    This work provides a contemporary and refreshing examination of the American presidency through the prism of race and race relations in America, revealing a long and complicated relationship between the U.S. presidency and the African American community.

    The book evaluates each of the forty-five American presidents' policies, cabinet appointments, and handling of race matters in the United States. Following an extensive timeline, chronological chapters take an incisive look at each American president's life and career as well as the policies enacted during his presidency that affected the African American community. The presidents' personal writings, memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies frame their views on the issue of race and how they dealt with it before, during, and after their presidency.

    • Includes a timeline that lists the name, party, term of office, and political background of each president
    • Presents chronological sections to provide a broad overview of each period
    • Offers chapters that address each of the forty-five American presidents' policies, cabinet appointments, and handling of race matters in the United States

    Product details

    EAN/ISBN:
    9781440862113
    Medium:
    Bound edition
    Number of pages:
    328
    Publication date:
    2019-04-18
    Publisher:
    Greenwood
    EAN/ISBN:
    9781440862113
    Medium:
    Bound edition
    Number of pages:
    328
    Publication date:
    2019-04-18
    Publisher:
    Greenwood

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