Fifty-five years ago, in 1964, an incredibly honest and revealing
memoir by one of the America's best-loved comedians and activists,
Dick Gregory, was published. With a shocking title and breathtaking
writing, Dick Gregory defined a genre and changed the way race was
discussed in America.
Telling stories that
range from his hardscrabble childhood in St. Louis to his pioneering
early days as a comedian to his indefatigable activism alongside
Medgar Evers and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Gregory's memoir
riveted readers in the sixties. In the years and decades to come, the
stories and lessons became more relevant than ever, and the book
attained the status of a classic. The book has sold over a million
copies and become core text about race relations and civil rights,
continuing to inspire readers everywhere with Dick Gregory's
incredible story about triumphing over racism and poverty to become
an American legend.