James Tracy est un écrivain profondément engagé dans les thèmes de la justice sociale et de l'activisme. Son œuvre explore fréquemment la manière dont les communautés s'organisent et résistent à l'oppression, en se concentrant particulièrement sur les rebelles raciaux urbains et le mouvement Black Power. Tracy contribue également à la poésie et édite des recueils qui reflètent son intérêt pour les histoires d'activisme et l'identité culturelle. Son écriture se distingue par un mélange d'analyse théorique et d'expérience pratique sur le terrain.
The story of how a national grassroots network fought a resurgence of the KKK and other fascist groups during the Reagan years, laying the groundwork for today's anti-fascist/anti-racist movements. číst celé
"Some of the most important and little-known activists of the 1960s were poor and working-class radicals. Inspired by the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panthers, and progressive populism, they started to organize significant political struggles against racism and inequality during the 1960s and into the 1970s. Historians of the period have traditionally emphasized the work of white college activists who courageously took to the streets to protest the war in Vietnam and continuing racial inequality. Poor and working-class whites have often been painted as spectators, reactionaries, and, even, racists. But authors James Tracy and Amy Sonnie disprove that narrative. Through over ten years of research, interviewing activists along with unprecedented access to their personal archives, Tracy and Sonnie tell a crucial, untold story of the New Left. Their deeply sourced narrative history shows how poor and working-class individuals from diverse ethnic, rural and urban backgrounds cooperated and drew strength from one another. The groups they founded redefined community organizing, and transformed the lives and communities they touched."--Amazon.com
Exploring the evolution of social protest, this handbook features Thoreau's essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience alongside modern nonviolent tactics employed by groups like the Ruckus Society. It offers practical advice for activists, covering topics such as handling arrests and supporting women's health clinics, making it a comprehensive resource for those looking to engage in civil disobedience and advocacy.