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Barack Obama: The Movement for Change tells the story of a visionary leader who refuses to be limited by America's history and determines instead to change it. His plan for change is the latest expression of a movement for justice: a movement that has swept forward with the collective energy of great leaders like Martin Luther King, Robert F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, Harold Washington, Chicago's first black Mayor, and countless others who have bent the 'arc of morality' towards justice. By looking at the biography of the man, this mixed race Hawaiian with Kenyan and Kansan parents, a window on America in twenty-first century is revealed. His life touches and is touched by a sinking community of Chicago's South Side. He challenges the lazy assumptions of American racial discourse. He creates an argument for political change and a different America. He wins a presidential election few thought possible when his formidable campaign was launched. Barack Obama: The Movement for Change tells a story for our times. It is not the story of a single man. It is the story of a movement and of the people who drove the movement forward. It is a new American story that will cascade down the generations. America has changed and Barack Obama's story tells us how and why and what we can expect.

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Anthony Painter, author of Barack Obama: A Movement for Change, writes blogs, articles and appears on TV and the radio. He has written for the Guardian, the Independent, Tribune, and the Birmingham Post and appeared on BBC Breakfast News, The Adam Boulton Show, BBC Radio Five Live, BBC London, LBC, BBC Radio Wales, and dozens of other stations talking about Barack Obama, his administration, and British and European politics. Anthony was awarded the New Statesman prize for political writing in 2003. He is a sought-after public speaker and an authoritative commentator on British and US politics. He is also Vice Chairman of Governors at Hackney Community College and stood as a candidate for the Labour party in the European elections 2009. Nicholas Bell attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He has performed in many theatre productions in London and Australia including Romeo & Juliet. Nicholas' television appearances include Inspector Morse, Frontline, Stingers and Blue Heelers. Films Nicholas has appeared in include Mission Impossible, The Craic and Shine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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