Radio Free Dixie Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power |
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| Author:
| Tyson, Timothy B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2502-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.50 |
Book Description:
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Captures the life and legacy of Robert F. Williams (1925-96), the militant and controversial black activist who challenged both white supremacists and the civil rights establishment in the 1950s and 1960s. "[A] radiant biography. . . . Tyson sharpens our historical focus, demonstrating just how crucial self-defense, guns, and nonviolence were to the successes of the black freedom struggle."--Village Voice Literary Supplement
Captures the life and legacy of Robert F. Williams (1925-96), the militant and controversial black activist who challenged both white supremacists and the civil rights establishment in the 1950s and 1960s. "[A] radiant biography. . . . Tyson sharpens our historical focus, demonstrating just how crucial self-defense, guns, and nonviolence were to the successes of the black freedom struggle."--Village Voice Literary Supplement