In Chapter 1, which comprises “Notes on the First Year” and “This Is How We Lost to the White Man,” Coates reflects on how poorly his career and personal life were going until Barack Obama ran for and won the presidency. White supremacists misrepresent these eras as ones rife with corruption and incompetence because good Black government undercuts White supremacist notions of inherent Black inferiority.
In the Introduction, “Regarding Good Negro Government,” Coates argues that the first era of good Black government was during the Reconstruction period rather than during the Obama presidency. The book comprises an Introduction, eight essays with introductory notes, and an Epilogue that Coates wrote after the election of Donald Trump in 2016.
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