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A Historical Analysis of Racism Within the US Presidency: Implications for African Americans and the Political Process

A Historical Analysis of Racism Within the US Presidency: Implications for African Americans and... This article examines the history of racism in the American presidency and the implications that it has had for Black residents of this country. The paper begins with a discussion of President Trump’s racist rhetoric towards Blacks but notes that a history of racism is woven into the US presidency. We employ critical race theory as a theoretical framework to demonstrate why institutional racism has always been pervasive in the American presidency. Using a case study analysis, the authors conduct a comparative study of the history of racism of American presidents with the presidency of former president Donald J. Trump. The authors conclude that for most of the nation's history, racism and indifference to African Americans permeated the US presidency. It has only been since the advent of the second half of the twentieth century, for the most part, that there have been meaningful efforts by US presidents to address the concerns of African Americans.  http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of African American Studies Springer Journals

A Historical Analysis of Racism Within the US Presidency: Implications for African Americans and the Political Process

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021
ISSN
1559-1646
eISSN
1936-4741
DOI
10.1007/s12111-021-09543-5
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Abstract

This article examines the history of racism in the American presidency and the implications that it has had for Black residents of this country. The paper begins with a discussion of President Trump’s racist rhetoric towards Blacks but notes that a history of racism is woven into the US presidency. We employ critical race theory as a theoretical framework to demonstrate why institutional racism has always been pervasive in the American presidency. Using a case study analysis, the authors conduct a comparative study of the history of racism of American presidents with the presidency of former president Donald J. Trump. The authors conclude that for most of the nation's history, racism and indifference to African Americans permeated the US presidency. It has only been since the advent of the second half of the twentieth century, for the most part, that there have been meaningful efforts by US presidents to address the concerns of African Americans. 

Journal

Journal of African American StudiesSpringer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 2021

Keywords: US presidency; Racism; African Americans; Donald Trump; White supremacy

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