Robert Franklin Williams Speaks: A Documentary History

Name: Robert Franklin Williams Speaks: A Documentary History
Brand: Anthem Press

Anthem Press

Robert Franklin Williams Speaks: A Documentary HistoryAuthor(s): Ronald J. Stephens\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Anthem Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Anthem Press\nISBN-13: 9781839998034, 978-1839998034\nSynopsis\nWilliams was a compassionate man. He was an intelligent American citizen and Korean war veteran, who claimed his right of American citizenship. Acutely aware of the broken promises of the US government, he remained fully invested in the rights, privileges, and responsibilities the Constitution guaranteed all of its citizens. As many of his contemporaries now confess, Williams??s strength and appeal, as explained by his second son, John Williams, was his uncompromising stance and determination to act on the American dream he imagined for social, economic, and political equality for African Americans. The skills he acquired as a journalist and propaganda specialist were key to his political development, evolution, and transnational collaborations with Cuba and China, whic.