Backlash Presidents
How most presidents avoid upsetting the racial status quo—and why those who do pave the way for lawless, norm-violating successors
When Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, becoming the nation’s first Black president, the stage was set for Donald Trump’s eventual rise to power. Backlash Presidents shows how, throughout American history, administrations that challenge the country’s racial statu...
How most presidents avoid upsetting the racial status quo—and why those who do pave the way for lawless, norm-violating successors
When Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, becoming the nation’s first Black president, the stage was set for Donald Trump’s eventual rise to power. Backlash Presidents shows how, throughout American history, administrations that challenge the country’s racial statu...
