We Were Eight Years in Power af Ta-Nehisi Coates (Bog)

From 2008-2016, the leader of the free world was a black man. Obama's presidency was a watershed moment in American history. In those eight years, the political conversation around race, gender, class and wealth shifted drastically - inspiring hope but also attracting criticism and breeding discontent. That discontent ultimately led to a shocking backlash in the election of Donald Trump. In this essential book, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of Obama's eight years in power, brilliantly navigating the intersections of political, ideological and cultural perspectives. And he reflects on his own journey through these years, weaving the public with the private to create a startlingly intimate and piercingly relevant memoir.

Med udgangspunkt i sine essays fra Obama-årene udforsker Coates spørgsmål om race, magt og national identitet i USA. Hvert essay ledsages af en ny introduktion, hvor forfatteren reflekterer over sin egen udvikling som skribent og over den politiske situation, der kulminerede i valget af Donald Trump. Bogen fungerer både som samtidshistorisk analyse og personlig intellektuel rejse.