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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Beresford Bennett
Unabridged — 13 hours, 38 minutes
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By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Beresford Bennett
Unabridged — 13 hours, 38 minutes
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In these "urgently relevant essays,"* the National Book Award¿winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"*¿including the election of Donald Trump.

"We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Ne…