Unfinished Agenda offers
an inside look at the Black Power Movement that emerged during
the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties. A political memoir
that teaches grass-roots politics and inspires organizing for
real change in the Age of Obama, this book will appeal to
readers of black history, Occupy Wall Street organizers, and
armchair political advocates.
Based
on notes, interviews, and articles from the 1950s to present
day, Junius Williams's inspiring memoir describes his journey
from young black boy facing prejudice in the 1950s segregated
South to his climb to community and political power as a black
lawyer in the 1970s and 80s in Newark, New Jersey. Accompanied
by twenty-two compelling photographs highlighting key life events, Unfinished Agenda chronicles
the turbulent times during the Civil Rights Movement and
Williams's participation every step of the way including his
experiences on the front lines of racial riots in Newark and the
historic riot in Montgomery, Alabama with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Williams
speaks of his many opportunities and experiences--beginning with
his education at Amherst College and Yale Law School, his travel
to Uganda and Kenya, and working in Harlem. His passion for
fighting racism ultimately led him to many years of service in
politics in Newark, New Jersey as a community organizer and
leader. Williams advocates for renewed community organizing and
voting for a progressive party to carry out the "Unfinished
Agenda" the Black Power Movement outlined in America during the
60s and early 70s for empowerment of the people.
