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The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

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Clay Cane
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Book
14
Narrator
8
Release Date
January 30, 2024
Duration
10 hours 14 minutes
Summary
GRIFTER [grif-ter] noun
1. a con or scam artist, a hustler or a sell-out

After 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?

Whether 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. Part history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.

Black 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.
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Profile Avatar Jacqueline E. Feb 2024

This is a must read. This books dispels myths, acknowledges the heroes, is not based on feelings and but facts.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2024

This must read is a timely, historical look at the over conformity of Black politicos who gladly contributed to the effort of upholding White Supremacy ideology, policy, and discourse.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Feb 2024

Garbage

Profile Avatar Scott P. Jun 2026

While my politics are much further to the left of Clay, I really enjoyed how he tapped into the early history of the Republican Party. Not the "Party Of Lincoln" but the "Douglas Republicans" as he referred to in the book. The abolitionists and radicals that were much further to the left of Lincoln that fought hard and were betrayed by the Republican Party during Reconstruction. Which is a period in American history that gets very little attention. The rest of the book is a timeline of Black Republicans that decided to place personal gain over principles. And a handful that stood strong in their principles and paid the price for doing so. Ultimately they were forced to face the cold reality of it being a white man's party. The later chapters cover the modern day influencer/grifters that we all have become familiar with in the Trump era. Unfortunately the people that should probably be reading this book are the people that don't read books and get their information from likes that are written about in this book. Congrats to Clay Cane on the start of a great career as an author and much continued success with the radio show on Sirius.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2024

Excellent should be a course taught in schools

Profile Avatar Anonymous Apr 2024

Enjoyed the detailed history of Black Republicans in this country.

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

Author: Clay Cane
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