{"product_id":"book-f6yr","title":"The Grift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRIFTER [grif-ter] \u003cem\u003enoun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. a con or scam artist, a hustler or a sell-out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eAfter the Civil War, the pillars of Black Republicanism were a balanced critique of both political parties, civil rights for all Americans, reinventing an economy based on exploitation, and, most importantly, building thriving Black communities. How did Black Republicanism devolve from revolutionaries like Frederick Douglass to the puppets in the Trump era?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eWhether it's radical conservatives like South Carolina Senator Tim Scott or Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, they are consistently viral news and continuously uphold egregious laws at the expense of their Black brethren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003ePart history and part cultural analysis, \u003cem\u003eThe Grift\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans and lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eBlack faces in high places providing cover for explicit bigotry is one of the greatest threats to the liberation of Black and brown people. By studying these figures and their tactics, Cane exposes the grift and lays out a plan to emancipate our future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351047020848,"sku":"BDf6yr","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49503641862448,"sku":"ZEf6yr","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49503641895216,"sku":"ZMf6yr","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f6yr-cover.jpg?v=1761178983","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f6yr","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}