Threeextraordinary and impassioned nonfiction worksby Richard Wright,one of America's premier literary giants of the twentieth century, together inone volume, withan introduction by Cornel West.The time is ripe to return to [Wrights] vision and voice in the face of our contemporary catastrophes and hearken to his relentless commitment to freedom and justice for all. Cornel West (from the Introduction)Black Power: A Record of Reactions in a Land of Pathos is Richard Wrights chronicle of his trip to Africas Gold Coast before it became the free nation of Ghana. It speaks eloquently of empowerment and possibility, freedom and hope, and resonates loudly to this day.The Color Curtain: A Report on the Bandung Conference is a vital piece arguing for the removal of the color barrier and remains one of the key commentaries on the question of race in the modern era. Truth-telling will perhaps always...
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