The Breakthrough

Politics and Race in the Age of Obama

Gwen Ifill

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Anchor Books
15 April 2010

Society & Social Sciences; Politics & government

From foremost political journalist Gwen Ifill, and in the wake of Obama's stunning presidential victory, The Breakthrough investigates post-Civil Rights black political power and how that power is wielded. FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK. WITH A NEW AFTERWORD. NATIONAL BESTSELLER.

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.

By: Gwen Ifill
Imprint: Anchor Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 289g
ISBN: 9780767928908
ISBN 10: 0767928903
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 April 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

GWEN IFILL was a moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Before coming to PBS, she was chief congressional and political correspondent for NBC News, and had been a reporter for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and Boston Herald American. Ms. Ifill died in 2016.