the construction of african american identity

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1、TheConstructionofAfricanAmericanIdentity　　云南大?W旅游文化学院　　【Abstract】African-AmericanidentityconstructionisveryimportantforAfricanAmericans.BarackObama，astheonlyAfricanAmericanpresidentinhistory，isrepresentativeofAfricanAmericans.Obama’sidentityconstructionepitomizesAfricanAmericangr

2、oup’sidentityconstruction.　　【Keywords】AfricanAmerican；BarackObama；identityconstruction　　1.Introduction　　AfricanAmericanidentityhasalwaysbeenakeyissueinthecourseofAmericanhistory.ManyAmericanforbearshavebeendevotingandfightingforAfricanAmericanidentityconstruction.　　BarackObamawas

3、firstlyelectedaspresidentin2008，whichisthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HeisthefirstAfricanAmericantoholdtheoffice.AfricanAmericanscloselytietheirhopeonthishistoricalpresident.EvenwhitesareconfidentaboutObama’ssuccessfulelection.AsThomasL.Friedmansays，‘wearesurprised，theworldiss

4、urprised.Meanwhile，ittellstheworldthatAmericaisaplacewhereisfullofbeginnings.’AfricanAmericanshopethisnewpresidentcouldchangetheawkwardconditionsineconomical，culturalandpoliticalsectors.EvennativeAfricanspositivelyhopethatthisnewAfricanAmericanpresidentwouldbringmanychangesforthe

5、m.AtermhasexpiredandObamasuccessfullywonasecondtermin2012’spresidentialcampaign.　　2.Obama’sIdentityConstruction　　2.1Obama’sImportancetoAfricanAmericans　　Obama’ssuccessfulelectionasAmericanpresidentisanexcellentcaseforAmericanDream.InAmericans’mind，Obama’selectionisaninconceivable

6、embodimentofAmericanDream.HeisthefirstpresidenteverelectedinAmericanhistory.Inasense，hiselectionaspresidenthasmademanyAmericansdreamscometrue.ManyScholarsthinkthatObama’selectionaspresidentisamilestoneforAfrican-AmericanidentityconstructionandPresidentObamaisasignofchangingofAfri

7、can-Americansocialpositions，whichshednewhopeonAfrican-Americanidentity.Meanwhile，Obama’ssuccessfulelectionaspresidentsignifiesthatAfricanAmericansgointothemainstreamsofAmericansocietywhichisamilestoneforAfrican-Americanrightsespeciallysuffragerights.Ononehand，itistheresultoffight

8、ingagainstdiscrimination，segregationandt