The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassinatio

Description: The Kneeling Man by Leta McCollough Seletzky A gripping, intimate and unique view of the civil rights era, as a daughter uncovers the heartbreaking story of one Black mans double life. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the famous photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination, one man kneels beside him, trying to staunch the blood: an undercover Memphis police officer embedded with the Invaders, a militant Black group in talks with King. This spy, the kneeling man, was Leta McCollough Seletzkys father.Marrell Mac McCollough was a Black man working secretly with the white power structure. To understand this,Leta began looking into her fathers life - his motivations, his career with the police and the CIA, and the truth behind accusations of his involvement in Kings murder. What would Leta uncover, and did she want to know? How might Macs story change her own feelings about her place in Trumps America?The Kneeling Manis a compelling personal and political tale of alienation and ambivalence; struggle, self-definition and compromised choices. Set vividly in the sharecropper South, on the streets of Memphis and in the halls of power, the twists and turns of this one mans life tell the story of twentieth-century Black America. A searing portrait of a man divided between his country and his identity. At once historical and timely, Seletzky gifts us a captivating, charged and wholly nuanced narrative that grips you from the first page and does not let go. - Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author of The Revisioners; A Kind of Freedom; and On the RooftopMr. McCollough is one of those unsung American heroes either ignored or forgotten by history. The telling of his unique story is inspiring and revelatory. I wholeheartedly recommend Ms. Seletzkys wonderful, thought-provoking memoir. - Ron Stallworth, author of Black KlansmanMillions recognize the photo, but hardly anyone knows the fascinating story of the man at its centre: undercover cop Marrell McCollough, in all his complexity and humanity. This deeply engrossing narrative is both an important work of history and an unforgettable family story. - David J. Garrow, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Bearing the Cross and The F.B.I. and Martin Luther King, Jr.An important and moving book that everyone should read. Seletzky is a talent. - Molly Jong-Fast, former editor-at-large, The Daily Beast, and author of The Social Climbers Handbook Author Biography Leta McCollough Seletzky is a National Endowment for the Arts 2022 Creative Writing Fellow. A litigator turned essayist and memoirist, her work appears in The Atlantic; The New York Times; TheGrio; O, The Oprah Magazine; The Washington Post; and elsewhere. She holds a BA from Northwestern University and a JD from the George Washington University Law School. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and now lives in Walnut Creek, California. Review A searing portrait of a man divided between his country and his identity. At once historical and timely, Seletzky gifts us a captivating, charged and wholly nuanced narrative that grips you from the first page and does not let go. * Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author of A Kind of Freedom and On the Rooftop * Long Description In the famous photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.s assassination, one man kneels beside him, trying to staunch the blood: an undercover Memphis police officer embedded with the Invaders, a militant Black group in talks with King. This spy, the kneeling man, was Leta McCollough Seletzkys father. Marrell Mac McCollough was a Black man working secretly with the white power structure. To understand this, Leta began looking into her fathers life--his motivations, his career with the police and the CIA, and the truth behind accusations of his involvement in Kings murder. What would Leta uncover, and did she want to know? How might Macs story change her own feelings about her place in Trumps America? The Kneeling Man is a compelling personal and political tale of alienation and ambivalence; struggle, self-definition and compromised choices. Set vividly in the sharecropper South, on the streets of Memphis and in the halls of power, the twists and turns of this one mans life tell the story of twentieth-century Black America. Review Quote A searing portrait of a man divided between his country and his identity. At once historical and timely, Seletzky gifts us a captivating, charged and wholly nuanced narrative that grips you from the first page and does not let go. Details ISBN1787389243 Author Leta McCollough Seletzky Format Hardcover Pages 304 Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781787389243 Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom ISBN-10 1787389243 Publication Date 2023-04-04 NZ Release Date 2023-04-04 UK Release Date 2023-04-04 Subtitle My Fathers Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd DEWEY 976.819053 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-07-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:143172267;

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