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Overview

My topic is in regards to political racism and the impact America can face if an African American, minority becomes the president. There are many things that come to mind when considering the possibility of an African American winning the race, including, slavery, segregation, affirmative action, civil rights, and assassination are a few of the spoken concerns. In today's culture racism is not practiced openly. Equal employment opportunity is one of the ways we have succeeded to protect against discrimination, stereotyping, policies, and the media. With racism in a covert form can America elect and support an African American presidential candidate?

The best way to approach a topic of this caliber is to look at the historical aspect of racism, minorites in politics, and then look at the modern view of politics and race in America. The strongest areas of research can be found by researching race relations in the United States and politics. Some items are available at the Long Beach City College Library.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

- Racism United States
- African Americans Segregation
- Political Socialization

Keywords

The form of Boolean strategy helps by combining the use of words such as "Politics and Race" to narrow search results when searching on matters regarding politics and race.
- Racism
- Political Discrimination
- Segregation
- Prejudices
- Race Relations
- Minorities in Politics

Reference Sources

These are great reference sources that specialize in the social aspects of minorities in America.

Rasmussen, R.K. The African American Encyclopedia. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2001.
Reference E185 A. 253 2001

Ciment, James. Social Issues in America: An Encyclopedia. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2006.
Reference HN57 .S624 2006

Auerbach, Susan. Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1994.
Reference E184 .A1 E58 1994

Print Books

Provides a look into black culture, racial prejudice, politics, affirmative action, and social justice. A good insight into the black mindset and politics.
Bracey, Earnest N. On Racism: essays on Black Popular Culture, African American Politics, and the New Black Aesthetics. Lanham: University Press of America, 2003.

A great book that conceptualizes the idea of African Americans in politics after the Civil Rights movement, including a hypothetical look into America with a black president.
Gooding-Williams, Robert. Look a Negro! :Philosophical Essays on Race, Culture, and Politics. New York: Routledge, 2005.

A good resource on the history of racism in personal, institutional, and cultural forms, Perfect piece for data and commentary on minorites in the 21st century.
Barndt, Joseph. Understanding and Dismantling Racism: The Twenty-First Century Challenge to White America. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007.

Periodicals

Black Enterprise, Jan 2008.
A popular magazine targeted towards the African American community covering racial sensitivity issues in this year's election.

Ebony, July 2008.
A popular magazine that studies the culture of African Americans and the issues pressing the community.

Harvard Political Review, Summer 2008.
A scholarly journal that provides non partisan political commentary.

Website Resources

A great online source that provides data, facts, and articles regarding racial inequality in the 2008 presidential election. Contains information on racial issues for each political party candidate, organization and world opinions.
http://academic.udayton.edu/race/2008ElectionandRacism/index.htm.

This website provides information on the black perspective of having an African American candidate. Links to worldwide editorials, articles, and facts are available on the this site as well as
official statements and opinions from the NAACP regarding the presidential election.
http://www.naacp.org.