Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, Symbols, and Hope *SIGNED*

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The election of Barack Obama was a milestone in US history, with tremendous symbolic importance for the black community. But was this symbolism backed up by substance? Did ordinary black people really benefit under the first black president? This is the question that Andra Gillespie sets out to answer in Race and the Obama Administration.

The election of Barack Obama was a milestone in US history, with tremendous symbolic importance for the black community. But was this symbolism backed up by substance? Did ordinary black people really benefit under the first black president? This is the question that Andra Gillespie sets out to answer in Race and the Obama Administration.