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Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics Paperback – Illustrated, October 20, 2008

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The year that saw an African American run for the presidency—as a viable contender—for the first time in US history also witnessed a truly remarkable silence—one that was scarcely coincidental. In all the millions of words written about the political ascent of one black man, there was virtually nothing about the descent of black leadership into well-nigh total ineffectiveness. Barack Obama’s personal itinerary was mapped in the minutest detail. The larger itinerary of African Americans was mostly ignored.

Kevin Alexander Gray is a civil rights organizer in South Carolina. He is also a contributing editor to Black News, was a former president of the South Carolina ACLU, and was Jesse Jackson’s South Carolina campaign manager in 1988. There’s no keener mind, no sharper eye, focused on the condition of black politics. Gray’s take is radical, so his focus is always ample and humane. In these passionate pages, he takes his readers into areas of darkness—South Carolina’s heritage of slavery, for example—and into the vibrancy and heat of James Brown and Richard Pryor. Gray’s intellectual footwork is as sure as Muhammad Ali’s in his prime, and the KO is as deadly. No one should venture a yard into the rough terrain of black politics and culture in America today without reading Gray’s Waiting for Lightning to Strike.

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Kevin Alexander Gray is a civil rights organizer in South Carolina. He is also a contributing editor to Black News in South Carolina, a former President of the SC ACLU, and was Jesse Jackson's SC campaign manager in 1988.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AK Press; Illustrated edition (October 20, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1904859917
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1904859918
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches
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  • Gerald Rudolph
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    The series of writings presented in Waiting for Lightning provide insights that come first-hand from someone who has been organizing and writing about civil-rights, international peace issues, civil-liberties for decades. Each article brings a perspective to each issue from the author's own struggles as well as the personal suffering of African-Americans and others who have experienced oppression.

    His analysis of current events is generally progressive, but they can sometimes bring consternation even to the committed activist who has bought into a general progressive consensus on issues. His thoughts are original and deeply tied to his own personal experiences in politics and as an organizer and writer. The book is interesting. It will make you laugh at times and angry at other times, and it is full of insight.

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