bIn these urgently relevant essays, the National Book Award-winning author of iBetween the World and Mei reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath--including the election of Donald Trump.brb bibrNew York Timesi Bestseller - Finalist for the PENJean Stein Book Award and the iLos Angeles Timesi Book Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prizeb p bNamed One of the Best Books of the Year by iThe New York Timesi - iUSA Todayi - iTimei - iLos Angeles Timesi - iSan Francisco Chroniclei - iEssencei - iO The Oprah Magazinei - iThe Weeki - iKirkus Reviewsib p biKirkus Reviews istarred reviewbbrbbbrWe 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-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time the unprecedented election of a black president