{"product_id":"witness-an-oral-history-of-black-politics-in-boston-1920-1960-paperback","title":"Witness: An Oral History of Black Politics in Boston 1920-1960 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLance Carden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book begins in 1917 at the beginning of World War I and ends with a discussion of urban renewal, which took place in Boston's black community in the 1950s and 1960s. It is based on twenty-three long, taped interviews with prominent black Bostonians between July of 1988 and February of 1989. It is thus a narrative about black politics taken from the memories of black Bostonians between July of 1988 and February of 1989. The last section of the book is a curriculum guide written for high school and college teachers by the well-known black educator, historian, and author Robert C. Hayden. For each of the four decades between the 1920s and 1960s, it contains background information, chapter summaries, social studies concepts and topics, questions for discussion, proposed student activities, and suggested readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLance Carden has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Oregon. For many years, he was a writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. He also spent two years as editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Citizen Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e, a newspaper published by Massachusetts Fair Share, an advocacy group organizing blue-collar neighborhoods statewide. In 1989, he wrote this book, \u003ci\u003eWitness: An Oral History of Black Politics in Boston, 1920-1960, \u003c\/i\u003e which was published by Boston College. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 2013, he and his wife, Charlene Vincent, published \u003ci\u003eTuscan Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e, a book of poems written during a long stay in Italy. In 2015, he published another book of poems titled \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions, A Poet's Guide, \u003c\/i\u003e celebrating the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine, Florida. In October of 2018, A Classic Theatre (ACT) gave a successful staged reading of his play \u003ci\u003eDemocracy's Demise\u003c\/i\u003e in St. Augustine. A full production scheduled for 2020 did not take place because of the coronavirus. \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Exercise, \u003c\/i\u003eanother book of poetry, was published in 2019 by Wipf and Stock Publishers, who also published in 2021 his latest poetry book, \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War: It Ain't Over Yet!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45574282543206,"sku":"9781666759969","price":24.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/AZX7_2_jVj9781666759969.webp?v=1777513837","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/witness-an-oral-history-of-black-politics-in-boston-1920-1960-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}