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Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Doubleday
February 2009
On Sale: January 20, 2009
288 pages
ISBN: 038552501X
EAN: 9780385525015
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys
the American political landscape, shedding new light on the
impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and
introducing the emerging young African American politicians
forging a bold new path to political power. Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed
during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a
generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries
of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers incisive, detailed
profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory
Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and U.S.
Congressman Artur Davis of Alabama (all interviewed for this
book), and also covers numerous up-and-coming figures from
across the nation. Drawing on exclusive interviews with
power brokers such as President Obama, former Secretary of
State Colin Powell, Vernon Jordan, the Reverend Jesse
Jackson, his son Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., and many
others, as well as her own razor-sharp 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 American history. The Breakthrough is a remarkable look at contemporary
politics and an essential foundation for understanding the
future of American democracy in the age of Obama.
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