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The essential Dick Gregory / Dick Gregory ; edited by Christian Gregory.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.G68 A25 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gregory, Dick, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections. 2022
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gregory, Dick.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- African Americans.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- United States.
- African American entertainers--Biography.
- African American entertainers.
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
- Civil rights workers.
- Comedians--United States--Biography.
- Comedians.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 267 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
- Summary:
- This generation-defining collection of thought-provoking, agitating and liberating writings takes readers on a breathtaking tour through the life of one of America's most prophetic and relevant cultural icons who gave up a lucrative entertainment career to fight injustice on the front line of battle.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I THE BODY (1932
- 1960)
- 1803: North Taylor
- Developing His Gifts
- Navigating a Wider World
- Lil
- No Business Like Show Business
- Breakthrough
- pt. II THE MIND (1961
- 1970)
- Congressional Testimony on Discrimination in the Performing Arts (October 30, 1962)
- Interview with Ralph Gleason, KPFA Radio (May 25, 1963)
- Speech at St. John's Baptist Church, Birmingham (May 10, 1963)
- Medgar
- Selma Speeches (October 1963)
- Freedom Summer: Interview with Ramparts Magazine (June 1964)
- Interview with Larry Wilde, Great Comedians Talk About Comedy
- Malcolm
- Speech at Vietnam Day, University of California, Berkeley (May 21-23 1965)
- Martin
- Cointelpro
- Write Me In
- Imagine: Bed-In for Peace, Montreal (June 1, 1969)
- pt. III THE SPIRIT (1971
- 2017)
- My Answer to Genocide (October 1971)
- The Circuit: UCLA Speech (January 27, 1972)
- From Stand-Up Comic to Lie-Down Martyr (August 15, 1972)
- Caught in the Act: Final Nightclub Performance (August 5, 1973)
- The JFK Assassination: Good Night America (March 6, 1975)
- A Winning Formula
- Amandla Festival, Harvard Stadium, Boston (July 21, 1979)
- Iran Hostage Crisis: Press Conference at Logan Airport, Boston (September 9, 1980)
- Pilgrim in Search of Liberation: Message Magazine (March/April 1981)
- "Something Must Be Wrong": Address at the Cleveland City Club (March 18, 1983)
- Hard on the Outside, Soft on the Inside, but Willing to Stick His Neck Out / Christian Gregory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262).
- ISBN:
- 9780062879202
- 0062879200
- OCLC:
- 1347188287
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