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1 online resource (205 pages) |
| Contents |
A Note on Terminology; Chapter 01. Questions of Identity; Chapter 02. Black and White in America; Chapter 03. "From the Outside Looking In"; Chapter 04. "Blacks Accept Me More Easily Than Whites"; Chapter 05. "I'm Not Like Them at All"; Chapter 06. "I Was Like Superman and Clark Kent"; Chapter 07. Concluding Thoughts; Appendix A: Interview Schedule; Appendix B: Profile of the Research Sample; Appendix C: Further Reading; References; Index |
| Summary |
Elected in 2008, Barack Obama made history as the first African American President of the United States. Though recognized as the son of his white Kansas-born mother and his Kenyan father, the media and public have nonetheless pigeonholed him as black, and he too self-identifies as such. Obama's experiences as a biracial American with black and white ancestry, although compelling because of his celebrity, however, is not unique and raises several questions about the growing number of black-white biracialAmericans today: How are they perceived by others with regard to race? How do they tend to |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States
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Racially mixed people -- United States.
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Race relations
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Racially mixed people
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Racially mixed people -- Race identity
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United States -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780739145760 |
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0739145762 |
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