Living for Change
by Grace Lee Boggs
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"Grace Lee Boggs's autobiography traces the story of a woman who transcended class and racial boundaries to pursue her passionate belief in a better society. Now with a new foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley, Living for Change is a sweeping account of a legendary human rights activist whose network included Malcolm X and C.L.R. James. From the end of the thirties, through the cold war, the civil rights era, and the rise of the Black Panthers to later efforts to rebuild crumbling urban show more communities, Living for Change is an exhilarating look at a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to social justice."--Provided by publisher. show lessTags
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Grace Boggs gives the reader an inside view of not only the Civil Rights Movement, but of the struggle to rebuild Detroit through grassroots efforts. I agree with other reviewers that it is more of a history than an autobiography. I also feel that Grace Boggs writes more about other people's efforts than about her own. I hope that somebody else will come forward to write more closely about Grace's role in all the causes she fought for and still fights for, even at the age of 100.
She concentrates on her political relationships with people, including her husband Jimmy Lee Boggs. I would have liked to have known more about the personal dynamics of some of her relationships over the years. Still, an interesting read and an eye-opener of Detroit activism and organizing from the civil rights era to the present.
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Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) was a first-generation Chinese American author, philosopher, and social activist. She is the subject of the 2013 film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs. Robim D. G. Kelley is professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of numerous books, including Thelonious show more Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. show less
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 303.48 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social processes Social change Causes of change
- LCC
- F574 .D49 .C53 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Michigan
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
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