The New Press is thrilled to publish the autobiography of a hitherto unknown hero, adventurer, and rebel - Nelson Peery. This remarkable and highly dramatic memoir was finished when Peery was "old enough to be honest with [him]self and the typewriter." But it was started when Peery was only twenty-f
The Making of Black Revolutionaries: Illustrated Edition
β Scribed by James Forman, Julian Bond
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 600
- Edition
- ILL
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This eloquent and provocative autobiography, originally published in 1972, records a day by day, sometimes hour by hour, compassionate account of the events that took place in the streets, meetings, churches, jails, and in peopleβs hearts and minds in the 1960s civil rights movement.
β¦ Subjects
Biographies & Memoirs;Arts & Literature;Ethnic & National;Historical;Leaders & Notable People;Memoirs;Professionals & Academics;Reference & Collections;Regional Canada;Regional U.S.;Specific Groups;Sports & Outdoors;Travelers & Explorers;True Crime;Africa;Central Africa;East Africa;North Africa;Southern Africa;West Africa;Algeria;Egypt;Ethiopia;Kenya;Nigeria;South Africa;Sudan;Zimbabwe;History;United States;African Americans;Civil War;Colonial Period;Immigrants;Revolution & Founding;State & Loca
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