The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
Clay Cane
Jan 2024 · RB Media · Narrated by Clay Cane
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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.
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.
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 thriv...
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18 reviews
Kristin Kimberly
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May 19, 2025
Excellent tome! Now, these are the facts right here. Yes, exactly - how Blacks cannot gain much from this Party. Repubs were starting to try to take in Black people, but it was not sincere. They are not being legitimate truth bearers to African Americans, if at the same time, they are giving out Trillions of dollars in tax cuts to the already wealthy!! How does that allow Blacks, and other races, who want to move up, when the Govt, esp Republicans only give out "welfare" to already wealthy ppl?! Actually, to really truly assist all races that want to get on a great path upwards, there needs to be more equality in tax cuts!!!
Cheryl Woods
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April 25, 2025
I learned so much from The Grift. It is truly a book that is informative and thought provoking. Anyone who claims that it is propaganda likely lacks an ability to digest hard truths.
Derek Moss
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January 17, 2025
Great historical facts throughout this book.
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