Sarah J. Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, USA. Her research examines the construction of social identities in national debates about citizenship, inequality, and social change. Jackson’s research has appeared in The International Journal of Press Politics and Feminist Media Studies.

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• Introduction 1. Paul Robeson at Peekskill, NY, 1949 2. Eartha Kitt, the White House, and Vietnam, 1968 3. Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Mexico City Olympics, 1968 4. Sister Souljah, Rodney King, and the Future President, 1992 5. Mahmoud Abdul Rauf and the Star Spangled Banner, 1996 6. Kanye West and Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Conclusion

Sarah J. Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, USA. Her research examines the construction of social identities in national debates about citizenship, inequality, and social change. Jackson’s research has appeared in The International Journal of Press Politics and Feminist Media Studies.

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• Introduction 1. Paul Robeson at Peekskill, NY, 1949 2. Eartha Kitt, the White House, and Vietnam, 1968 3. Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Mexico City Olympics, 1968 4. Sister Souljah, Rodney King, and the Future President, 1992 5. Mahmoud Abdul Rauf and the Star Spangled Banner, 1996 6. Kanye West and Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Conclusion