Independent Black Leadership in America: Minister Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Lenora B. Fulani, Reverend Al Sharpton

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Summary: Anti-Semitism and Bigotry on Parade
Review: From three self-serving, hate-filled demagogues comes the most Anti-Semitic drivel since Hitler's "Mein Kampf." This junk is not worth reading. This group should tour the country as "The Three Bigots." They would be a real hit at Nazi rallies. Avoid this pile of junk!

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Summary: Independent Black Leadership
Review: This is a critical collection of speeches and commentary for anyone interested in the history of independent (neither Democrat or Republican) black leadership in the United States during the late 1980s. It brings together the voices of three controversial figures: Minister Louis Farrakhan, the head of the Nation of Islam; Dr. Lenora Fulani, the first woman and first African American to get on the ballot in all fifty states running as an independent for U.S. President (in 1988); and the ubiquitous Rev. Al Sharpton, protest leader (now turned Democrat). Unlike most mainstream coverage on these three leaders, this collection contains their own words, without editorial or contextual distortion. An important book that will surely become a classic in the study of Ameican history, political science, and sociology as the role of independent black leaders increasingly becomes recognized as having been a fundamental feature in the struggle to expand democracy in the U.S.