The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Race in America

by Gregory D. Smithers (Author), Clarence E. Walker (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $20.15

  Barack Obama's inauguration as the first African American president of the US has caused many commentators to conclude that America has entered a postracial age. This title argues otherwise, reminding us that, far from inevitable, Obama's nomination was nearly derailed by his relationship with Jeremiah Wright.