We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

Name: We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
ISBN: 9780399590573

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Dayton Literary · 2018 · Winner

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One WorldOctober 3, 2017Nonfiction HistoryISBN 9780399590573

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Dayton Literary Peace Prize – Nonfiction	2018	Winner	“We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction in 2018.”

About This Book

A collection of eight essays—one for each year of the Obama presidency—in which Ta-Nehisi Coates addresses the intersection of Black American life and white supremacy, from a meditation on Bill Cosby's politics of respectability to the landmark essay 'The Case for Reparations.' Each essay is preceded by a new personal reflection on what was happening in Coates's life and career at the time. Winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.

About the Author

Ta-Nehisi CoatesUS

Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American author, journalist, and cultural commentator, widely considered one of the most important voices on race in America of his generation. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he studied at Howard University. He was a national correspondent for The Atlantic for many years. Read more →