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050 00 E185.615|b.I34 2009 
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100 1  Ifill, Gwen. 
245 14 The breakthrough :|bpolitics and race in the age of Obama 
       /|cGwen Ifill. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bDoubleday,|c[2009] 
264  4 |c©2009 
300    viii, 277 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-264) and 
       index. 
505 0  Breaking through -- The generational divide -- Barack 
       Obama -- The race/gender clash -- Artur Davis -- Legacy 
       politics -- Cory Booker -- The politics of identity -- 
       Deval Patrick -- The next wave. 
520    Veteran journalist Ifill sheds new light on the impact of 
       Barack Obama's presidential victory and introduces the 
       emerging African American politicians forging a new path 
       to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political 
       structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is 
       giving way to a generation who are the direct 
       beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers 
       detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark 
       Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, 
       and U.S. Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama, as well as 
       numerous up-and-coming figures. Drawing on exclusive 
       interviews with power brokers such as President Obama, 
       Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, 
       his son Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., and many others, as
       well as her own observations and analysis of such issues 
       as generational conflict, the race/gender clash, and the 
       "black enough" conundrum, Ifill shows why this is a 
       pivotal moment in history.--From publisher description. 
600 10 Obama, Barack|xInfluence. 
650  0 African American politicians|xHistory. 
650  0 African Americans|xPolitics and government. 
650  0 Presidents|zUnited States|xElection|y2008. 
651  0 United States|xRace relations. 
651  0 United States|xPolitics and government. 
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