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960549
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b714919
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Brooks, Roy L., (Roy Lavon),1950-
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Racial justice in the age of Obama /\ Roy L. Brooks.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton :: Princeton University Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xx, 237 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0691141983
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: 1400831040
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: 9780691141985
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: 9781400831043
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1282259261
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9780691141985
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9781282259263
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Traditionalism -- Reformism -- Limited separation -- Critical race theory -- Toward the "best" post-civil rights theory.
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| Abstract
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With the election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States, the issue of racial justice in America occupies center stage. Have black Americans finally achieved racial justice? Is government intervention no longer required? Racial Justice in the Age of Obama considers contemporary civil rights questions and theories, and offers fresh insights and effective remedies for race issues in America today. While there are now unprecedented opportunities for talented African Americans, Roy Brooks shows that lingering deficiencies remain within the black community. Exploring solut.
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African Americans-- Civil rights.
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African Americans-- Social conditions-- 1975-
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Social justice-- United States.
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African Americans-- Civil rights.
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African Americans-- Social conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Civil Rights.
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Race relations.
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Social justice.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Discrimination Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Minority Studies.
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United States, Race relations.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.800973
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E185.615.B7297 2009eb
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