Black elephants in the room
the unexpected politics of African American Republicans
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Word Count
70,500 words, Guess
Page Count
282 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveblackelephantsin0000fiel
- ISBN-100520291891
- ISBN-100520291905
- ISBN-139780520291898
- ISBN-139780520291904
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2016017310
- OCLC Control Number946788132
- Better World Books9780520291904
- Better World Books9780520291898
- Open LibraryOL27220801M
Classifications
- DDC324.2734089/96073
- LCCJK2356 .F54 2016
- LCCJK2356.F54 2016
Description
"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.
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