Listen To The Lambs

by Otis, Johnny

• ISBN13: 9780816665310
• ISBN10: 0816665311
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr

Summary

In the summer of 1965, the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts exploded in a race riot that spanned six days, claimed thirty-four lives, and brought Americas struggle with racial oppression into harrowing relief. Equal parts memoir, social history, and racial manifesto, Listen to the Lambs is a moving witness of collective turmoil and a people for whom the long-promised American Dream was nowhere to be found.

Author Biography

Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, Johnny Otis is a celebrated American blues and R & B musician. He is a painter, sculptor, author, and, until recently, the host of the Johnny Otis Show.