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What do you think of when you hear about an African American
Republican? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that
all blacks must vote democratic? Are they Uncle Toms or sellouts,
serving as traitors to their race? What is it really like to be a
black person in the Republican Party? Black Elephants in the Room
considers how race structures the political behavior of African
American Republicans and discusses the dynamic relationship between
race and political behavior in the purported "post-racial" context
of US politics. Drawing on vivid first-person accounts, the book
sheds light on the different ways black identity structures African
Americans' membership in the Republican Party. Moving past rhetoric
and politics, we begin to see the everyday people working to
reconcile their commitment to black identity with their belief in
Republican principles. And at the end, we learn the importance of
understanding both the meanings African Americans attach to racial
identity and the political contexts in which those meanings are
developed and expressed.
What do you think of when you hear about an African American
Republican? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that
all blacks must vote democratic? Are they Uncle Toms or sellouts,
serving as traitors to their race? What is it really like to be a
black person in the Republican Party? Black Elephants in the Room
considers how race structures the political behavior of African
American Republicans and discusses the dynamic relationship between
race and political behavior in the purported "post-racial" context
of US politics. Drawing on vivid first-person accounts, the book
sheds light on the different ways black identity structures African
Americans' membership in the Republican Party. Moving past rhetoric
and politics, we begin to see the everyday people working to
reconcile their commitment to black identity with their belief in
Republican principles. And at the end, we learn the importance of
understanding both the meanings African Americans attach to racial
identity and the political contexts in which those meanings are
developed and expressed.
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