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050 00 $aJK2356$b.F54 2016
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100 1 $aFields, Corey,$eauthor.
245 10 $aBlack elephants in the room :$bthe unexpected politics of African American Republicans /$cCorey D. Fields.
264 1 $aOakland, California :$bUniversity of California Press,$c[2016]
300 $ax, 282 pages ;$c22 cm
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337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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500 $a"George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index.
505 0 $aFrom many to few -- Beyond Uncle Tom -- Race doesn't matter -- Black power through conservative principles -- Like crabs in a barrel -- Whither the Republican Party.
520 $a"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"--Provided by publisher.
610 20 $aRepublican Party (U.S. : 1854- )$xMembership.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xPolitical activity$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xPolitics and government$y21st century.
650 0 $aIdentity politics$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAllegiance$zUnited States.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aFields, Corey, author.$tBlack elephants in the room$dOakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]$z9780520965508$w(DLC) 2016018317
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