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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 The Reasons for Choosing the Topic
1.2 The Confusion about Cultural Identity for African Americans
1.3 An Overview of the Thesis
Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1 The Study of American National Identity
2.2 The Study of African-American Cultural Identity
2.3 Summary
Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework
3.1 The Explanations of Cultural Identity
3.1.1 The Definition of Cultural Identity
3.1.2 Stuart Hall's Concept of Cultural Identity
3.1.3 The Understanding of Diaspora and Cultural Identity
3.2 The Connotations of the Term"African Americans"
3.2.1 The Past of African-American Cultural Identity
3.2.2 The Hypothesis of the Future African-American Cultural Identity
Chapter 4 The Exploration of Jesse Jackson's Cultural Identity
4.1 Jesse Jackson: An Introduction
4.2 Jesse Jackson's Cultural Identity and His Presidential Elections
4.2.1 Jesse Jackson's Perception of His Own Cultural Identity
4.2.2 The Image of Jackson's Cultural Identity in African Americans' Mind
4.2.3 The Image of Jackson's Cultural Identity in American Whites' Mind
4.3 Summary and Comments
Chapter 5 The Exploration of Baraek Obama's Cultural Identity
5.1 Barack Obama: An Introduction
5.2 Barack Obama's Cultural Identity and His Presidential Election
5.2.1 Barack Obama's Perception of His Own Cultural Identity
5.2.2 The Image of Obama's Cultural Identity in African Americans' Mind
5.2.3 The Image of Obama's Cultural Identity in American Whites' Mind
5.3 Summary and Comments
Chapter 6 The Future of African-American Cultural Identity
6.1 The Preference for the Racial Label"African American"
6.2 The Preference for Multi-cultural or Multi-dimensional Model
Conclusion
References