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Title: Lost Prophet : The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin by John D'emilio ISBN: 0-684-82780-8 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 11 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A name restored
Comment: This biography is dedicated to the notion that Bayard Rustin deserves to be rememebered. John D'Emilio is persuasive in that regard. This is a scholarly work and it's well-written. The author does an excellent job of placing Rustin's life in context, showing where he fits in as a 20th century organizer and civil rights activist. It's a satisfying work.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great historical document
Comment: An exhaustive biography of the often overlooked archtect of the civil rights movement. An espouser of Gandhian non-violence and a mentor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Rustin was a man of fierce convictions, openly gay in a time when to be so jeopardized even his basic freedoms.
D'Emilio records Rustin's life warts and all. He documents his numerous arrests for acts of civil disobedience, for being a conscientious objector, as well as on a morals charge.
However, it is the triumphs that are most exhilerating to read about. The March on Washington, as one would expect, is a highlight. Finally, and definitively, the credit for coordinating this event is attributed to Rustin. In the face of extreme opposition from the likes of Strom Thurmond and J. Edgar Hoover, Rustin staged an event of epic porportion and historic significance.
Rustin was one of the great unsung heroes of the last century. John D'Emilio's biography, with a cast of characters that reads like a who's who of the twentieth century, is a tribute to Rustin and a model of its kind.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must-Read
Comment: A extraordinary account of an extraordinary life. "Lost Prophet" is an engrossing account of how Bayard Rustin became a master strategist for the civil rights movement, despite significant homophobia and a smear campaign by government agencies.
For anyone seeking to making a difference, this inspirational biography by John D'emilio is a "must-read." It will renew your commitment to justice and equality for all, regardless of the obstacles.
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Title: Time on Two Crosses: The Collected Writings of Bayard Rustin by Bayard Rustin, Devon W. Carbado, Donald Weise ISBN: 1573441740 Publisher: Cleis Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision by Barbara Ransby ISBN: 0807827789 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: The Known World by Edward P. Jones ISBN: 0060557540 Publisher: Amistad Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Ready for Revolution by Stokely Carmichael ISBN: 0684850036 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 15 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: A Stone of Hope: Prophetic Religion and the Death of Jim Crow by David L. Chappell ISBN: 080782819X Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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