Souls for Sale: The Diary of an Ex-Colored Man : Conflict and Compromise of Second-Generation Advocacy in the Post-Civil Rights Era

by Samad, Anthony Asadullah

• ISBN13: 9780972388009
• ISBN10: 0972388001
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Kabili Pr

Summary

Souls for Sale: the Diary of an Ex-Colored Man is a riveting portrayal of a second generation advocate's experience in the post civil rights era of the 1980s. Anthony Asadullah Samad offers this retrospect through the eyes of a young advocate's effort to give back to his community, when he takes up membership in the local branch of the NAACP. As a lead official of the Los Angeles NAACP (Vice President 1985-88, President 1988-89), Samad (whose name was Anthony Essex at the time) discovered that the progressive civil rights agenda has been supplanted by inner race conflict and leadership succession battles within the organization, and a cultural compromise that came with the Reagan era social and economic reconstruction (1981-1988).

Author Biography

Anthony Asadullah Samad is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at East Los Angeles College and President of Samad and Associates, an urban affairs, strategic planning firm specializing in urban policy, economic and sustainability development. A weekly editorial columnist for 11 years, Samad's commentary focuses on social, political and race issues affecting African Americans

Table of Contents

The Last Dinosaur...For Real	1	(14)
A Tribute to Brother John	15	(36)
Slurpee Slaves	51	(48)
Police Abuse in the 1980s: The Father of Rampart	99	(24)
Souls and (Awards) for Sale	123	(30)
Perpetuating Stereotypes	153	(18)
Redevelopment Compromise: Municipal Gifts and Community Plantations	171	(52)
A Synonym for ``Niggah Shit''	223	(16)
Presiding Over Pretenders	239	(38)
Ain't No Such Thing As a ``Black'' Santa Claus	277	(20)
The Day Change Was Compromised	297	(40)
Clinging to a Merry-Go-Round (Out of Control)	337	(30)
Rekindling the Spirit, Renewing of the Mind	367	(34)
Can You Die For Telling a Lie?	401	(34)
Bork(ism) & Media Manipulation: Trial by Pat Hand	435	(60)
139 Days in the Devil's Dungeon	495	(52)
Rebel on Pause: Reality Turns to Chaos	547	(62)
Why L.A. Had to Burn Twice	609	(14)
Epilogue: Time Heals All Wounds... Sometimes	623	(34)
Index	657