Nelson Peery was born in 1923 and grew up in rural Minnesota,
the son of a postal worker in the only African American family in
town. After fighting in World War II, he joined the Communist Party
and worked for many years as a bricklayer and as a political
revolutionary. The author of the award-winning memoir Black Fire
(The New Press), among other works, he lives in Chicago.
"A well-told, scathing story . . . it resounds with a sense of
justice." —The New Yorker
"Necessary reading for any student of American history." —San
Francisco Chronicle
"Riveting. . . . [Peery’s] sparse, direct, sinewy prose pulses with
passion and eloquence." —Quarterly Black Review
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
