Is the first black president the exception that proves the rule of a racially divided United States?
Despite claims to the contrary, Barack Obama's presidency does not herald a post-racial America or a new black politics, according to United States Studies Centre visitor, African-American cultural expert, Professor Kevin Gaines. Professor Kevin Gaines is the Director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, and Professor of History at the University of Michigan and visited the United States Studies Centre to discuss the topic of Barack Obama and African American politics.
