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To their critics who celebrated the election of America's first African American president, black Tea Party supporters are self-loathing race traitors. In African American Tea Party Supporters: Explaining A Political Paradox, Kirk A. Johnson interviews thirty elected officials, radio personalities, military veterans, and other black Tea Partyers to reveal a group with deep regard for African Americans—and even for Barack Obama—but also divergent perspectives on race, religion, government, and Tea Party racism. Johnson argues when viewed in the context of their family structures and life experiences, black Tea Partyers' unusual political choices are knowable, understandable, and rational.
Contents
Chapter One: How "Black" Are They? Black Tea Partyers Talk about Race
Chapter Two: Does it Run in the Family? The Making of a Black Tea Partyer
Chapter Three: "Personal Responsibility"—Panacea or Placebo?
Chapter Four: Our First Muslim President? Black Tea Partyers Weigh in on Obama
Chapter Five: Is this a Real Invitation? African Americans Come to the Tea Party
