Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama's Post-Racial America

by Martell Lee Teasley and David H. Ikard

Book Overview

In a speech from which Nation of Cowards derives its title, Attorney General Eric Holder argued forcefully that Americans today need to talk more--not less--about racism. This appeal for candid talk about race exposes the paradox of Barack Obama's historic rise to the US presidency and the ever-increasing social and economic instability of African American communities. David H. Ikard and Martell Lee Teasley maintain that such a conversation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253006287
• ISBN13: 9780253006288
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"