We were eight years in power : an American tragedy
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Benbrook Public Library - Nonfiction973.932 COAOn Shelf
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Published
New York : One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780399590566, 0399590560

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"'We were eight years in power' was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's 'first white president.' But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. The essays also examine the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period -- and the effects of the persistent shadow of our nation's old and unreconciled history. Coates relays the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective: the point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president. Some of the pieces first published in The Atlantic, including 'Fear of a Black President,' 'The Case for Reparations,' and 'The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration.' Eight fresh essays revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates's own experiences, observations, and intellectual development, capped by an assessment of the election that fully illuminated the tragedy of the Obama era.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Coates, T., & Coates, T. (2017). We were eight years in power: an American tragedy (First edition.). One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Coates, Ta-Nehisi and Ta-Nehisi. Coates. 2017. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy. One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Coates, Ta-Nehisi and Ta-Nehisi. Coates. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Coates, Ta-Nehisi,, and Ta-Nehisi Coates. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy First edition., One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.

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