The Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman

The Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman

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Summary

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 people’s hearts and minds in the 1960s civil rights movement.

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The Making of Black Revolutionaries by James Forman

An eloquent and provocative autobiography of an activist in the 1960s civil rights movement

"An important documentary autobiography by a man who became one of the most important black leaders in the struggle for civil rights and freedom, this volume is moving, dramatic, at times almost overwhelming"

* Library Journal *

"A searing, jolting document that will leave the reader full of that savage indignation that tears the heart."

* New York Times *

"Acrid and eloquent. . . . this memoir draws on Forman’s experience as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee."

* Publishers Weekly *
Forman, James: - James Forman, Jr. is a professor of law at Yale Law School. He has written for the New York Times, The Atlantic, numerous law reviews, and other publications. A former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, he spent six years as a public defender in Washington, D.C., where he cofounded the Maya Angelou Public Charter School. He is the author of Locking Up Our Own.
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ISBN 13 9780295976594
ISBN 10 0295976594
Title The Making of Black Revolutionaries
Author James Forman
Series The Making Of Black Revolutionaries
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Washington Press
Year published 1997-09-01
Number of pages 608
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.