Booknotes
Dream City: Race, Power and Decline of DC
1994-10-02T20:01:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZjJjXC8xOTk0MTAwMjIwMTEzMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They focused on former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, his rise to political power, his arrest by the black chief of police, and his current
campaign to recover the mayorship. They also described Washington’s
legacy of racism, white guilt, and current African American
politics.
Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They …
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Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They focused on former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, his rise to political power, his arrest by the black chief of police, and his current
campaign to recover the mayorship. They also described Washington’s
legacy of racism, white guilt, and current African American
politics. close
campaign to recover the mayorship. They also described Washington’s
legacy of racism, white guilt, and current African American
politics.
Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They … read more
Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood, Co-authors of the book, Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of DC, published by Simon and Schuster. They focused on former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, his rise to political power, his arrest by the black chief of police, and his current
campaign to recover the mayorship. They also described Washington’s
legacy of racism, white guilt, and current African American
politics. close
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