TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fields,Corey
TI  - Black elephants in the room: the unexpected politics of African American Republicans 
SN  - 9780520965508
AV  - JK2356 .B533 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
KW  - Membership
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Political activity
KW  - United States
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Identity politics
KW  - Allegiance
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; From many to few --; Beyond Uncle Tom --; Race doesn't matter --; Black power through conservative principles --; Like crabs in a barrel --; Whither the Republican Party; 2; b
N2  - "What do you think of when you hear about an African American Republican? Are they heroes fighting against the expectation that all blacks must vote democratic? Are they Uncle Toms or sellouts, serving as traitors to their race? What is it really like to be a black person in the Republican Party? Black Elephants in the Room considers how race structures the political behavior of African American Republicans and discusses the dynamic relationship between race and political behavior in the purported 'post-racial' context of US politics. Drawing on vivid first-person accounts, the book sheds light on the different ways black identity structures African Americans' membership in the Republican Party. Moving past rhetoric and politics, we begin to see the everyday people working to reconcile their commitment to black identity with their belief in Republican principles. And at the end, we learn the importance of understanding both the meanings African Americans attach to racial identity and the political contexts in which those meanings are developed and expressed"--Provided by publisher
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520291898.001.0001&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
ER  -