American national identity : from the revolution through the 1960s -- Since the 1960s : radical multiculturalism, its critics, and how Obama fits in -- Obama's search for his own identity -- Obama on racial discrimination : causes, effects, and policies to combat it -- Candidate and President Obama's broader rhetoric on race -- Obama's vision of national identity and national unity -- Obama's narrative of American history and our place in the world -- Rejecting Obama's America : right-wing exclusionists and left-wing race critics.