Explores the experience and sensation of having been abandoned by God as a means of understand-ing the slave experience and the kind of spirituality and theology to which it gave birth.
#80934 in Books Lawrence Hill Books 2011-04-01 2011-04-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .90 x 6.00l; 1.30 #File Name: 1569767092384 pagesLawrence Hill Books
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. The most powerful untold story of the struggle for Civil RightsBy Tremble the DevilThe fact that you know who Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were but likely have little idea who Fred Hampton was is damn near a disgrace.This is far and away the most thorough and powerful autobiographical account of life during the fight for African-American Civil Rights since The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The author; Jeffery Haas; was one of the lead prosecutors in the case against the government after Hampton's assassination in 1969; a moment that in many ways ended the black nationalist movement. Having lived through the events; he writes with a passion that is second-to-none; and makes the complexities of a series of trials that stretched on well past a decade simple to digest.Haas weaves a gripping and moving narrative about the months leading up to the assassination and then the years of trial that would follow; he challenges John Grisham in terms of making you engaged; frustrated; and spellbound with courtroom events.If you any interest at all about the struggle for Civil Rights; you absolutely must read this book.To learn more about how the War on Drugs has impacted the African-American community; check out Tremble the Devil: "the story of terrorism as Jesus Christ; James Bond; and Osama bin Ladin would tell it."4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Astounding BookBy RasheedI'll be the first to admit that one's like or dislike of this book may have a lot to do with his/her political views. As for me; I loved the book. This was a story that needed to be told and tell it did Jeffrey Haas.When the discussion of assassinations comes up the main names mentioned are JFK; MLK; and Malcolm X. Sadly; there were many more; better disguised assassinations that happened during the 60's that lots of people have never heard of. Fred Hampton was one of them. Although Fred Hampton's murder caused outrage amongst some in Chicago; it didn't register as largely on the national scale.Not only did this story need to be told; it needed to be told by someone connected to it who could provide information not readily available. The author; Jeffrey Haas; was the main attorney going after the State Attorney; Hanrahan and the Chicago PD after the fateful morning of December 4; 1969. When he failed to get an indictment he then proceeded to present a civil rights suit against the city of Chicago; Cook County and the FBI. He doggedly pursued to reveal the slaying and the subsequent cover up for 13 years. While reading this book I only paused to catch my breath or to calm down from the fury and anger I had towards the FBI; the Chicago PD; the State Attorney; Judge Perry and the lap dog attorneys representing the perpetrators. This book will elicit strong emotions if you have any kind of passion for justice.Jeffery Haas tells this story in the simplest and truest form. This book wouldn't be confused with an Edgar Allen Poe piece known for literary genius but it was compelling none the less. There is little biographical information about Fred Hampton as he was killed at the young age of 21. I would say that there is more biographical information about Jeffrey Haas than Fred Hampton yet it doesn't detract from the story at all.I couldn't help but notice parallels between this story and that of Geronimo Pratt. Both were Black Panther Party leaders; both wronged; FBI involvement; local law enforcement involvement; massive cover up; pit bull like Jewish lawyers dedicating years to right the wrong. If anyone has read "Last Man Standing" then the similarities are eery. In fact; Geronimo Pratt's and Fred Hampton's families are from Louisiana as well.I'm so glad this book was written and I'm equally pleased that I got a chance to read it. Whether you liked the Black Panther Party or not; whether you agreed with their rhetoric or not; murder is murder and then to lie and cover it up is almost just as abhorrent. This book was an excellent account; it would have been so nice to see what Fred Hampton could have become.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Should be required readingBy CustomerThe retelling of the tragedy of Fred Hampton's murder is a heart wrenching and outraging glimpse into the tumultuous time of not only the 1960's but the overall struggle that Black people had to go through in order to assert their full citizenship. It's also a sad commentary on how far yet we still have to go. Some of the same issues the BPP and other organizations faced then are still at issue today; over 40 years later. The lengths that all the involved branches of government went to to conceal their culpability should be shocking. Alas; it is not. While we know and (rightfully) laud the achievements of other Black leaders we should remember that they were not the end all be all of the movement. The contributions of Fred Hampton; Jo Ann Robinson; Bayard Rustin; Ella Baker; Fanni Lou Hamer etc. should be as widely acknowledged as MLK Malcolm X. Regardless of your political bent the tragedy of a life cut short in such a wanton and brutal fashion should impact even the most cynical.
