	Defending the Spirit: A Black Life in America Randall Robinson $25.95 / Hardcover

ISBN 0525944028 Biography / Politics

Randall Robinson grew up in a poor black neighborhood in Richmond Virginia. His mother reared four children and tended a flower garden. His father taught high school, coached sports, and carefully guarded the victories he won as a father and as a man. Short on money, long on self-confidence and values, Randall Robinson came out of the segregated South to make his mark on the American scoreboard: he graduated from Harvard Law School and began a career as a political activist. But somewhere along the way, Robinson, who went on to become the founder and president of TransAfrica, came to realize that none of his efforts-or the efforts of his fellow African-Americans across the nation-was making a difference. This searing memoir, written by one of today's most distinguished African-American political figures, paints a vivid and compelling picture of racism, not just in the American South or in South Africa, but in such sophisticated, seemingly enlightened communities as Harvard and Washington. Randall Robinson as the founder of TransAfrica, the organization that spearheaded the movement to influence U.S. policies toward Africa and the Caribbean, has helped to alter the course of American foreign policy.

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"Randall Robinson is the greatest pro-Africa freedom fighter of his generation in America. His powerful and poignant story of personal and political struggle is one of vision, courage, and sacrifice."

- Cornell West

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