A Day Late and a Dollar Short High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's "Post-Racial" America
by Jeter, Jon; Pierre, RobertEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-12-21
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
Talking to African-American men and women from all walks of life, Jeter and Pierre find hope, apathy, anger, and joy about Obama and paint a nuanced portrait of a side of the nation rarely seen in the national spotlight.
Author Biography
Robert E. Pierre, a reporter and editor at the Washington Post, has covered politics and social issues at the Post for nearly two decades. He is a former Chicago bureau chief and a key figure in the Post's 2006 award-winning series, "Being a Black Man."
Jon Jeter has served as a producer for This American Life on NPR and as a Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. He is the author of Flat Broke in the Free Market.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Daisy Mae on the Bayou: The Past Is Still with Us | p. 13 |
| Made in America: Union Organizing in Chicago | p. 37 |
| He Doesn't See What We See: Diop's Protest in St. Petersburg | p. 69 |
| Where the Grass Is Greener: Linda in the Promised Land | p. 89 |
| Casulaty of War: Tee Green in Baghdad | p. 111 |
| White Is Not an Abstract Concept: Angela's Daughters in Appalachia | p. 129 |
| Little Men: Jewel and Launnie in New Orleans | p. 153 |
| Dandelions: Eddie's Freedom in D.C. | p. 169 |
| Watermelon Man: Cecil, Jon, and Ryan in Indianapolis | p. 187 |
| he Front Man: Lee Moves from South Africa to Brooklyn | p. 213 |
| Notes | p. 231 |
| Index | p. 239 |
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