The Preacher and the Politician: Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Race in America

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The Preacher and the Politician This page intentionally left blank Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and Race in America clarence e. walker and gregory d. smithers University of Virginia Press charlottesville and london THE PREACHER A N D THE POLITICIAN University of Virginia Press© 2009 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2009 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Walker, Clarence Earl. The preacher and the politician : Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and race in America / Clarence E. Walker and Gregory D. Smithers. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8139-2886-9 (cloth : acid-free paper) 1. Obama, Barack. 2. Wright, Jeremiah A., Jr. 3. United States—Race relations—Political aspects. 4. United States—Race relations—Religious aspects. 5. Post-racialism—United States. 6. Presidents—United States— Biography. 7. African American clergy—Biography. 8. African American churches. 9. Protestantism—Political aspects—United States. 10. Chicago (Ill.)—Politics and government—1951– I. Smithers, Gregory D., 1974– II. Title. e908.3.w35 2009 973.932092—dc22 2009014341 ...