Living for change
Subtitle: an autobiography
By: Grace Lee Boggs ; foreword by Ossie Davis.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Boggs, Grace Lee.; Boggs, James.; Chinese American women -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Biography.; Political activists -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Biography.; Chinese Americans -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Biography.; Detroit (Mich.) -- Biography.
Description: Living for Change is a sweeping account of the life of an untraditional radical from the end of the thirties, through the cold war, the civil rights era, and the rise of Black Power, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panthers to the present efforts to rebuild our urban communities. This fascinating autobiography traces the story of a woman who transcended class and racial boundaries to pursue her passionate belief in a better society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.