No Easy Victories

My father William Minter’s latest book (co-edited with Gail Hovey and Charles Cobb Jr) is now available for pre-order directly from the website for the book.

It presumably will be available through all the normal channels as well when it is fully released in October. I pre-ordered my copy though.

The summary blurb from the website:

FOR THE FIRST TIME, A PANORAMIC VIEW OF U.S. ACTIVISM ON AFRICA FROM 1950 TO 2000.

“We were part of a worldwide movement that continues today to redress the economic and social injustices that kill body, mind, and spirit. No Easy Victories makes clear that our lives and fortunes around the globe are indeed linked.” – Nelson Mandela

Hundreds of thousands of Americans mobilized to oppose apartheid in the 1980s. That successful movement built on decades of behind-the-scenes links between African liberation movements and American activists, both black and white.

No Easy Victories draws on the voices of activists of several generations to explore this largely untold history. While U.S.-based groups and individuals contributed to African liberation, African struggles also inspired U.S. activism, including the civil rights and black power movements.

Today Africa and the world face global injustices as deadly as apartheid. Understanding this history of solidarity is essential for finding new paths to a future of equal human rights for all.

With a couple of exceptions I’m guessing this is not the sort of book that is the typical reading for most of my blog’s readers, but if this sort of thing interests you at all, go ahead and pick up a copy.