We Were Eight Years in Power

Explore the tragic echoes of history in our own time. Ta-Nehisi Coates examines the events of the Obama era, from his personal perspective as a young writer, in We Were Eight Years in Power. This book features iconic essays first published in The Atlantic, along with fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates's own experiences, observations, and intellectual development. A powerful assessment of the tragedy of the Obama era and a vital account of modern America from one of the definitive voices of this historic moment.