Fifty-five years ago, in 1964, an incredibly honest and revealing memoir by one of the America''s best-loved comedians and activists, Dick Gregory, was published. With a shocking title and breath-taking writing, Dick Gregory defined a genre and changed the way race was discussed in America. In the years and decades to come, the stories and lessons became more relevant than ever, and the book attained the status of a classic.
African-American comedian and political activist Dick Gregory tells his life story up to 1963.
