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A Life in the Struggle: Ivory Perry and Culture of Opposition

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This book tells the story of Ivory Perry, a black worker and community activist who, for more than thirty years, has distributed the leaflets, carried the picket signs, and planned and participated in the confrontations that were essential to the success of protest movements. Using oral histories and extensive archival research, George Lipsitz examines the culture of opposition through the events of Perry’s life of commitment and illumines the social and political changes and conflicts that have convulsed the United States during the past fifty years.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Temple University Press

Release: February 10, 1995

ISBN: 1566393213

ISBN 13: 9781566393218

A Life in the Struggle: Ivory Perry and Culture of Opposition

3.6/5 ( ratings)

This book tells the story of Ivory Perry, a black worker and community activist who, for more than thirty years, has distributed the leaflets, carried the picket signs, and planned and participated in the confrontations that were essential to the success of protest movements. Using oral histories and extensive archival research, George Lipsitz examines the culture of opposition through the events of Perry’s life of commitment and illumines the social and political changes and conflicts that have convulsed the United States during the past fifty years.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Temple University Press

Release: February 10, 1995

ISBN: 1566393213

ISBN 13: 9781566393218

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