Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies by Dick Gregory

2020, book 11: “Anytime you accept injustice, you become unjust. Anytime you peacefully coexist with filth, you become filthy.” — Dick Gregory

Finished on February 20, 2020

I wanted to study this book and strive to learn as much as I could from it. I knew that this book was going to be educational and incredibly dense and was looking forward to that. This book definitely did not disappoint. I learned a great deal about history and was incredibly impressed by the way that the author presented everything.

Have you ever had an experience where you were stuck? Where you were working and pushing and striving for great levels of positive impact but then faced the consequences of the resistance that you inpsired or led? Dick did. I have never been in jail. I’ve known a number of people who have spent time behind bars and some are my great friends. There have been other occasions where I’ve helped out a friend whose cousin’s husband ended up in jail — without documentation. I can only imagine and strive to empathize but in my limited understanding, I can reasonably conclude that none of the experiences in jail are particularly pleasant. Point being for the author? If you are…