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American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom / Edition 8
American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom / Edition 8
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New to the Ninth Edition
• Updated sections on intersectionality, dealing with issues of race and gender.
• Updated section on African American music, to include the role of Hip Hop.
• Updated sections on mass media coverage of African Americans and the African American celebrity impact on politics, adding new mention of the CROWN Act and the politics of Black hair.
• Updated section on the "Black Lives Matter" movement, adding a new section on the "Me Too" movement.
• Updated sections on African Americans in Congress, with a new mention of the Squad.
• Updated voting behavior through the 2020 elections, connecting the Obama years with the new administration.
• A comparison of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
• A discussion of the way in which race contributes to the polarization of American politics in the 2020 presidential campaign.
• An analysis of the racial attitudes of President Trump, and the institutionally racist policies of his administrations.
• Updated chapter on state and local politics, including a new section on state executive offices and Black mayors.
• Updated sections on material well-being indicators, adding a new section on the coronavirus pandemic and the Black community.
• The first overall assessment of the Obama administration in relation to domestic and foreign policy and racial politics.