{"product_id":"9781475980196","title":"Somebody in the White House Looks like Me: Thoughts and Poems of Ordinary Black People on the Election of President Barack Obama","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, the United States made history when it elected the first African American to serve as its country’s president. This was a momentous occasion for both black and white Americans. \u003ci\u003eIn Somebody in the White House Looks like me\u003c\/i\u003e, author Rosetta L. Hopkins shares interviews of average people in the black community to reveal how they felt about the election of a black president and his inauguration and what their expectations of the new president-elect were at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMs. Hopkins interviewed ordinary black people ages sixteen to ninety-three of both sexes and from a broad occupational spectrum to capture their feelings and thoughts about the election of the first black president. Including original poetry and photos, \u003ci\u003eSomebody in the White House Looks like Me\u003c\/i\u003e documents the interviewees’ emotions of joy or disbelief as they discuss their recollections on the state of America today and in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRecording the silent and unheard voices of everyday black people whose opinions are often neglected, \u003ci\u003eSomebody in the White House Looks like Me\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes that moment in time when the division among the races was minimized for a greater good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163321876720,"sku":"9781475980196","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475980196_p0.jpg?v=1763607366","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475980196","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}