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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy -- Ta-Nehisi Coates

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<b>In this "urgently relevant"* collection featuring the landmark essay "The Case for Reparations," the National Book Award-winning author of <i>Between the World and Me</i> "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"*--including the election of Donald Trump. <b><b> <p/><i>New York Times</i> Bestseller - Finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> Book Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize</b> <p/> <b>Named One of the Best Books of the Year by <i>The New York Times</i> - <i>USA Today</i> - <i>Time</i> - <i>Los Angeles Times</i> - <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> - <i>Essence</i> - <i>O: The Oprah Magazine</i> - <i>The Week</i> - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b> <p/> <b>*<i>Kirkus Reviews </i>(starred review)</b><br></b></b><br>"We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's "first white president." <p/> But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examines the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period--and the effe

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