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Clay Cane
1) The grift: the downward spiral of Black Republicans from the party of Lincoln to the cult of Trump
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Language
English
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Description
After the Civil War, the pillars of Black Republicanism were a balanced critique of both political parties, civil rights for all Americans, reinventing an economy based on exploitation, and, most importantly, building thriving Black communities. How did Black Republicanism devolve from revolutionaries like Frederick Douglass to the puppets in the Trump era? Whether it's radical conservatives like South Carolina Senator Tim Scott or Supreme Court Justice...
Author
Publisher
Cleis Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This essay collection explores Cane's diverse identities and the search for his "tribe" as a black gay man growing up in Philadelphia and Washington state during the 1980s and 1990s. He combines personal stories with both researched and individual social analysis to highlight the most sidelined of sommunities.