Yes We Can!: The Historical Journey of African Americans and the Subsequent Election of Barack Hussein Obama
- ISBN-10
- 1622950615
- ISBN-13
- 9781622950614
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 105
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-02-12
- Publisher
- Tate Publishing
- Author
- Phelesha Hamilton
Description
When the feet of African Americans hit American soil, there were political freedoms that they did not possess... African Americans were able to gain these freedoms after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1865 by President Abraham Lincoln; however, African Americans were able to take part in the political arena for a short period of time, only to have their freedoms taken away years later. As recently as forty years ago an African American president seemed like an impossibility in this country. But in 2008, when Barack Obama was sworn in as the American head of state, the long road for civil rights seemed to at last have reached its end. Now, in this comprehensive chronicle of the struggle for civil rights in America, author Phelesha Hamilton explores the reasons behind America's fight for equal rights and the progression of the African American community from the beginning of the country to the election of President Obama. Take this opportunity to see the progress of the United States from oppression to the potential for true equality, and learn what it really means to say, Yes We Can!
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