Optimism at All Costs

In the wake of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential victory, most Americans believed that race relations would improve. Lessie B. Branch confronts the tension between black Americans' economic realities and the hope many felt for the future, looking at survey data alongside the rhetoric of leading black figures, including President Obama.

In urma victoriei prezidentiale a lui Barack Obama in 2008, majoritatea americanilor credeau ca relatiile rasiale se vor imbunatati. In timp ce multi lideri s-au adunat in spatele primului presedinte negru si comunitatea neagra s-a simtit optimista in ansamblu, statisticile releva o scadere a averilor economice ale americanilor negri si o recuperare mai lenta din recesiune in anii care au urmat.