Conflict : African American women and the new dilemma of race and gender politics /

This book is an examination that looks at African American women's navigation of the interlocking obstacles of race and gender specifically within the political arena. A question previously posed in the abstract became real during the 2008 presidential election. Asked to make a choice, would a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hooper, Cindy, 1971-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2012]
Subjects:	African American women > Political activity > History > 20th century. African American women > Political activity > History > 21st century. African American feminists > Political activity > History > 20th century. African American feminists > Political activity > History > 21st century. African American women > Race identity. United States > Race relations.

Table of Contents:

Cohesive representation
A look back
Racial bias within the women's suffrage movement
Gender bias within the civil rights movement
The failure of black feminism
The 2008 presidential election: substance or symbolism?
Early indicators of gender preference shifts to racial preference
The consequential shift to Obama
The historic 2008 Democratic primaries and caucuses
An influential new voting bloc emerges
A renewed sense of obligation
The fulfillment of the Thirteenth and Nineteenth Amendments
Since the 2008 presidential election.