The title of the book is, The Liberty Spoon Book, of family, race, religion, education, politics, sex, relationships, and the ethics of cold climate peoples. Much of what is in the title are elements in the life story of the Author. Biographically, this book follows the Author from his birth in 1935 to 1998 as he describes his life and converses with his deceased great-grandfather. His great-grandfather was born in Virginia in 1810 and the father and great-grandson shares their racism stories. The author originally intended to name the book, my great-grandfather and me. The Author, Dr. Jacob FDR Jackson, a.k.a. in the book as Jake or Jacob, is conversing with his great-grandfather about why he achieved so much yet was forced to miss so many opportunities that were open to others. Jacob blames racism for his missed opportunities and excuses himself for the lost time spent womanizing. This parent and child's discussion is in somewhat an essay format, comparing racial struggles of then and now. Dr. Jackson is ashamed of his lack of accomplishments and how easy it is for him to find sex and romance but not true love. He tries to make a case to his great-grandfather that racism kept him from accomplishing more. Dr. Jackson argues his case against racism, as he vividly described his sex life as past-time events. These sexual activities were, as Jake argued, being done only to avoid the pain and frustration from lack of opportunity. He was offended by people who hated their Blackness. Early readers of this book argued for the separation of the philosophical and the relationship's portions of this book. Dr. Jackson refused because he feels that some people may want to know what happens to people waiting on things to get better. Dr. Jackson also felt that he could not make his personal case about the impact of racism, if his true life story were dissected. The women Dr. Jackson encountered were an essential part of his life and he does not want to diminish their importance to him or the story. Many of the institutions that impacted Dr. Jackson's life are mentioned. Most of them are mentioned for not having done enough for the developing mind entrusted to them or for failing at whatever they were charted to do. These institutions include the church, scouts, the public schools, colleges, the NAACP, big business, the KKK, and government. This book is of 376 pages of warm, winding, opinionated, philosophical, critical punches of Dr. Jackson's loves and life. He is critical of many things and himself. He thinks that his mother's blessings and God's graces accounts for his survival. It is serious but joyful reading.
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From the Publisher
The publishers are hopeful that readers will be provoked to respond in writing to The Liberty Spoon Book. So much of the serious point of what is written in this book is felt by many but said by only a few in private. The publishers feel that if people were to use this book as a forum for dialog, maybe these responses would be publishable at a later date. Dr. Jackson is retired and willing to say what many wants to say. What the author says about how these females responded in the middle of having sex, amuses some and arouse others. Some readers, males and females, say that they could not put the book down. This misses the whole underlying point of the author, but everyone gets something different from the book.
From the Author
I grew up in Columbia, South Carolina but have travel and worked widely in an attempt not to remain poor. In my travels I achieved a Doctorate of Public Administration from some of America's prestigious schools, married a few times, and loved many women. In my estimation, I did not find true love or a good use of my professional skills. The major part of my frustration is that I feel that I could have done more professionally with the years and the education if America were really the land of the free and the home of equal opportunity.
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