This candid, at times searingly honest, memoir offers a captivating insider's view of life, culture, and politics in 1930s0070s Harlem and delivers the keen insights of a truly inspirational Black American who fought all his life for freedom. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Johnson's long-awaited memoir traces his path from firstborn of a multiclass/multiethnic"...
This candid, at times searingly honest, memoir offers a captivating insider's view of life, culture, and politics in 1930s0070s Harlem and del...
