{"product_id":"defining-moments-in-black-history-reading-between-the-lies-9780062448712","title":"Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDefining Moments in Black History \u003c\/em\u003eis a reflection on key events from the complicated history of black America, as told through the acerbic wit, humor, and paranoia of one of the foremost black comedians.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick Gregory has been an unsparing and incisive cultural force for more than fifty years: a friend of such luminaries as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers, Gregory is an unrelenting, lifelong activist against social injustice, whether he was marching in Selma during the Civil Rights movement or organizing student demonstrations to protest the Vietnam War, participating in rallies for Native American and feminist rights or fighting apartheid in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown as much for his comedic achievements--as an actor, author, and social critic--as for his activism, Gregory is the forebearer of today's new generation of black comics, including W. Kamu Bell and Trevor Noah. But Gregory has always kept it indisputably real when discussing race in America, fearlessly lacing laughter with controversial truths in a manner that is inimitable his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eDefining Moments in Black History\u003c\/em\u003e, Gregory charts the empowering yet often obscured past of the African American experience. In his unapologetically candid voice, he moves from African ancestry and surviving the middle passage to modern-day protests, A captivating journey through time, this collection of provocative essays explores historical movements such as the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance, as well as cultural touchstones, among them Marian Anderson's performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and Billie Holiday's haunting delivery of Strange Fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is an essential, unique, no-holds-barred history lesson, sure to provoke, enlighten, uplift, and entertain--from one our greatest legends.\u003c\/p\u003e--Susan L. Taylor, Founder of the National Cares Mentoring Movement and Editor-in-Chief Emerita of \u003cem\u003eEssence \u003c\/em\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory, Dick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062448712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Dick Gregory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32745537110091,"sku":"9780062448712","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_b163208c-e1f5-4f46-bbc0-370078c3e62e.jpg?v=1597703547","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/defining-moments-in-black-history-reading-between-the-lies-9780062448712","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}