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Racial Imagination and the American Dream

Racial Imagination and the American Dream

Charles P. Henry

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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9781032404653
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This book considers the American dream from the perspective of three of its most successful African American advocates - Ralph Bunche, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barack Obama - examining their self-perception in relation to that dream and the effects of their achievements on societal perceptions of the American dream and Blacks themselves.

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