Download or read book Barack Obama and African American Empowerment written by M. Marable and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders.