| Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama''s America Subjects: African Americans -- Politics and government; United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects -- History; United States -- Politics and government -- 2008-; Why race remains the central political issue in America today Desmond S. King is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Government at the University of Oxford. His many books include The Liberty of Strangers: Making the American Nation . Rogers M. Smith is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His many books include Stories of Peoplehood . |