A Day Late and a Dollar Short High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's "Post-Racial" America

by Jeter, Jon; Pierre, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780470520666
• ISBN10: 0470520663
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-21
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Talking to African-American men and women from all walks of life, Jeter and Pierre find hope, apathy, anger, and joy about Obama and paint a nuanced portrait of a side of the nation rarely seen in the national spotlight.

Author Biography

Robert E. Pierre, a reporter and editor at the Washington Post, has covered politics and social issues at the Post for nearly two decades. He is a former Chicago bureau chief and a key figure in the Post's 2006 award-winning series, "Being a Black Man."

Jon Jeter has served as a producer for This American Life on NPR and as a Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. He is the author of Flat Broke in the Free Market.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Daisy Mae on the Bayou: The Past Is Still with Us	p. 13
Made in America: Union Organizing in Chicago	p. 37
He Doesn't See What We See: Diop's Protest in St. Petersburg	p. 69
Where the Grass Is Greener: Linda in the Promised Land	p. 89
Casulaty of War: Tee Green in Baghdad	p. 111
White Is Not an Abstract Concept: Angela's Daughters in Appalachia	p. 129
Little Men: Jewel and Launnie in New Orleans	p. 153
Dandelions: Eddie's Freedom in D.C.	p. 169
Watermelon Man: Cecil, Jon, and Ryan in Indianapolis	p. 187
he Front Man: Lee Moves from South Africa to Brooklyn	p. 213
Notes	p. 231
Index	p. 239
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