Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory's million-copy-plus
bestselling memoir--now in trade paperback for the first time.
"Powerful and ugly and beautiful...a moving story of a man who deeply
wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about
it."--The New York Times
Fifty-five years ago, in 1964, an incredibly honest and revealing memoir
by one of the America's best-loved comedians and activists, Dick
Gregory, was published. With a shocking title and breathtaking writing,
Dick Gregory defined a genre and changed the way race was discussed in
America.
Telling stories that range from his hardscrabble childhood in St. Louis
to his pioneering early days as a comedian to his indefatigable activism
alongside Medgar Evers and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gregory's memoir
riveted readers in the sixties. In the years and decades to come, the
stories and lessons became more relevant than ever, and the book
attained the status of a classic. The book has sold over a million
copies and become core text about race relations and civil rights,
continuing to inspire readers everywhere with Dick Gregory's incredible
story about triumphing over racism and poverty to become an American
legend.
