Barack Obama and Race in the United States of America During his Political Career

Abstract

In this thesis, the main focus is on race and racial questions, such as racial discrimination mainly during the years of the Obama-era, the changes, either positive or negative, regarding the attitude toward race, then how Barack Obama served as a beacon of hope in the lives of African-American people, how he tried to start lessening the disenfranchisement of Black citizens, and finally how after Obama’s presidency the new Trump administration tried to roll back Obama’s efforts.