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The US Presidency through the Lens of Race Relations
Sat, August 31, 10:00 to 11:30am, Marriott, Wilson ASession Submission Type: Full Paper Panel
Session Description
The panel explores how minority communities have related to the executive branch during the post-civil rights era. The panel focuses on how minority communities have evaluated the post-civil rights presidents; how President Obama's leadership style affected minority communities; and how the African American media covered Barack Obama.
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Individual Presentations
“Dreams from His Younger Self: Barack Obama as a Proto-Feminist and Race Man” - Andra Gillespie, Emory University
Presidents’ Limited Rhetoric on Race & Class in State of the Union Messages - Rodney E. Hero, Arizona State University; Morris E Levy, University of Southern California
The Black Media and the Post-Civil Rights Presidency - Justin Zimmerman, Northwestern University
Presidential Leadership and Race Relations: A Ranking the Modern Presidents - Christina M. Greer, Fordham University; Alvin B. Tillery, Northwestern University