Listen to the Lambs
by
Johnny Otis
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0816665311
ISBN-13
9780816665310
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint
University of Minnesota Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 17th, 2009
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
318 grams
Dimensions
20.10 x 13.80 x 1.90 cms
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A rediscovered landmark in African American political and popular history
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 America’s struggle with racial oppression into harrowing relief.
For Johnny Otis, “Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,” the events of that summer would inspire one of the most compelling books to ever explore that fateful August in Watts. Originally published in 1968, Listen to the Lambs grew from a letter Otis wrote to an expatriate friend during the days following the riots. Otis moves back and forth between Watts and his own childhood to reveal an alternate history of the riots. 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.Get Listen to the Lambs by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by University of Minnesota Press and it has pages.
