The Lakestown Rebellion
Series: Black Arts Movement Series
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: February 1, 2003
Place of publication: Minneapolis, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781566891257
Subjects: General; Fiction - General; Fiction; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General; Literary; Fiction / General
First sentence: It was a drowsy, buzzing day in July, the sort of the day when you could believe summer was perpetual and everything in it perfect and immutable, fixed in time under glass like the vivid butterfly collection that adorned Doc Thompson's otherwise dingy waiting room.
Description: "Originally founded by runaway slaves, Lakestown, New Jersey is a black community that finds itself on the precarious edge of progress. When plans for a new highway threaten the heart of Lakestown but spare its wealthy white neighbors, its citizens draw upon the tradition of the trickster to thwart the construction and preserve their town. In a series of harrowing and hilarious episodes, the people of Lakestown face corruption and power with bravery and ingenuity.

Based on real-life events, The Lakestown Rebellion presents grassroots activism at its finest, with a deft critique of the powers-that-be. Extraordinarily relevant today, this 1978 novel takes a hard but humorous look at the politics behind "urban renewal.""--BOOK JACKET.