Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African-American Voters

As we continue on the subject of voter suppression and race, we turn to Queens College political science professor, Andrew Hacker. He has an article in the latest issue of the New York Review of Books titled, “Obama: The Price of Being Black.” In it, he writes, “Obstacles to getting blacks to vote have always been formidable, but this year there will be barriers–some new, some long-standing–that previous campaigns have not had to face.”

Andrew Hacker is the author of the bestselling book on race,
“Two Nations : Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal.” He is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books where is he been writing since 1965. He joins us here in the firehouse studio.

Andrew Hacker, Professor of Political Science at Queens College in New York City. He is author of the bestselling book on race, “Two Nations : Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal.” He is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books where he has been writing since 1965. His latest article is, “Obama: The Price of Being Black.”

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