A Life in the Struggle: Ivory Perry and the Culture of Opposition

by George Lipsitz

Book Overview

This book tells the story of Ivory Perry, a black worker and community activist who, for more than thirty years, has distributed the leaflets, carried the picket signs, and planned and participated in the confrontations that were essential to the success of protest movements. Using oral histories and extensive archival research, George Lipsitz examines the culture of opposition through the events of Perry's life of commitment and illumines the social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566393213
• ISBN13: 9781566393218
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Lesson in History

I really enjoyed this book because it put all of my history lessons on the Depression and the fifties through the sixties into better perspective. By following the life of Ivory Perry, a man who lived through these times, I was better able to understand the struggle that certain groups of people went through in their search for equality and fair treatment. I think this book is a wonderful teaching tool for anyone who has a difficult time with typical history books. It enables the reader to both enjoy history, and learn from it.