Race Man: Selected Works, 1960-2015 by Julian Bond (English) Paperback Book

Description: Race Man by Julian Bond, Michael G. Long, Pamela Horowitz, Jeanne Theoharis, Douglas Brinkley Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description An inspiring, historic collection of writings from one of Americas most important civil rights leaders. Publisher Description Newsweek, Lit Hub, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution pick Race Man by Julian Bond as one of their Most-Anticipated Books of 2020!"This compilation of works by social activist and civil rights leader Julian Bond should be required reading in 2020."-Juliana Rose Pignataro, Newsweek"Bonds essays, speeches and interviews were powerful weapons in his lifelong fight for civil rights."-The New York Times"Justice and equality was the mission that spanned his life. Julian Bond helped change this country for the better. And what better way to be remembered than that."-President Barack ObamaAn inspiring, historic collection of writings from one of Americas most important civil rights leaders.No one in the United States did more to advance the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. than Julian Bond. Race Man-a collection of his speeches, articles, interviews, and letters-constitutes an unrivaled history of the life and times of one of Americas most trusted freedom fighters, offering unfiltered access to his prophetic voice on a wide variety of social issues, including police brutality, abortion, and same-sex marriage.A man who broke race barriers and set precedents throughout his life in politics; co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center and long-time chair of the NAACP; Julian Bond was a leader and a visionary who built bridges between the black civil rights movement and other freedom movements-especially for LGBTQ and womens rights. As we enter the third decade of the twenty-first century, there is no better time to return to Bonds works and words, many of them published here for the first time."Endlessly grateful for this collection of work that shows the expansive nature of Julian Bonds ideas of black liberation, and how those ideas are woven into the fabric of both resistance and uplift. Race Man is the map of a journey that was not only struggle and not only triumph."-Hanif Abdurraqib, author of They Cant Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Essays "Race Man is the essential collection of Julian Bonds wisdom-and required reading for the organizers and leaders who follow in his footsteps today."-Marian Wright Edelman, President Emerita, Childrens Defense Fund"Race Man is a staggering collection that offers a genealogy of Bonds freedom-oriented politics and soul work as captured in his written words. Race Man is a book that looks back and speaks forward. It is a timely example of what movement building can look like when servant leaders refuse to leave the most vulnerable out of their visions for Black freedom. We need that reminder, like never before, today."-Darnell L. Moore, author of No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America" [An] essential volume that will appeal to a broad audience of readers interested in the civil rights movement and human rights overall . . ."-Library Journal, Starred Review Author Biography Horace Julian Bond was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor and writer. In 1960, while attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, Bond was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, leading student protests against segregation. A founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, he served as its president in the 1970s while sitting in the Georgia House of Representatives. In 1968, Bond led a challenge delegation from Georgia to the Democratic National Congress, where he became the first African American and the youngest person to ever be nominated for Vice President of the United States, though he was ineligible due to his young age. In 1975, after ten years in the Georgia House, he served six terms in the Georgia senate, after which he taught at numerous colleges including Drexel and Harvard. In 1998, Bond was elected Board Chairman of the NAACP and, after his term, remained active as Chairman Emeritus for eleven years. He is the author of A Time To Speak, A Time To Act, a collection of his essays, as well as Black Candidates: Southern Campaign Experiences. His writing has appeared in many magazines and newspapers. He remained President Emeritus of the Southern Poverty Law Center until his death in 2015.Michael G. Long is the author or editor of numerous books on civil rights, religion, and politics, includingWe the Resistance: Documenting A History of Nonviolent Protest in the United States;Race Man: Selected Works of Julian Bond;I Must Resist: Bayard Rustins Life in Letters;Marshalling Justice: The Early Civil Rights Letters of Thurgood Marshall; andFirst Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson.Long has written for the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, ESPNs The Undefeated, and USA Today, and his work has been featured or reviewed in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Mother Jones, and many others. Long has spoken at Fenway Park, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives, and he has appeared on MSNBC, PBS, C-SPAN, and National Public Radio. Details ISBN 0872867943 ISBN-13 9780872867949 Title Race Man Author Julian Bond, Michael G. Long, Pamela Horowitz, Jeanne Theoharis, Douglas Brinkley Format Paperback Year 2020 Pages 304 Publisher City Lights Books GE_Item_ID:137571035; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. 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