Trey’s Table Episode 394 The Man

from Trey's Table · host Trey Smith

What paved the way for Barack Obama’s election in 2008? Some argue that America had already seen a Black president — just on screen. From James Earl Jones in The Man, to Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact, to Dennis Haysbert’s iconic President Palmer on 24, film and television helped normalize what many thought was impossible. Today on Trey’s Table, I break down how these portrayals changed the political imagination long before they changed political reality. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #TreysTable #BlackCulture #PoliticalHistory #MediaStudies

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