Short Summary
In 1994, Nelson Peery, a veteran of the Second World War, published a hard-hitting autobiography called
Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary. It won critical acclaim because it told the truth about what it was like to be a young Black man in America during the Great Depression and then fight in a segregated army. Peery wrote the book because he wanted to show how people become revolutionary from their life experience, and the conclusions they come to about what must be done to make America live up to its promise.
When Nelson Peery spoke at bookstores or was interviewed by journalists, he was bombarded with questions. He was asked to comment on events since World War II—on international politics, on the role of race in American life, the role of young people in the fight for a new society, and many other issues. So, in 2002 he wrote another book on those subjects, The Future Is Up to Us: A Revolutionary Talking Politics With the American People.
The Future Is Up to Us contains many insights, some great personal stories, and vividly conveys the author's heartfelt certainty that the human race can do away with exploitation, creating a new world where everyone can lead a happy, fulfilling life. When The Future Is Up to Us first came out, it was read and discussed by many people involved in the fight for a new society. It sparked some lively debates and made people think. We need more debate and more critical thinking in this country today. You can help make that happen.
Even thirteen years after its initial release,
The Future Is Up To Us is more timely than ever—yet it is out of print. We want to reprint
Future for a new generation of revolutionaries that has joined the movement, and we need your help to do it.
What We Need & What You Get
- We are aiming for $5,000 to cover the cost of reprinting of The Future is Up To Us, and the shipping costs to send it to each of our backers.
- We also have limited availability perks including signed books and the opportunity to meet and talk face-to-face with Nelson.
- You can preorder the book for yourself or a friend, order it in bulk, as well as get it bundled it with Nelson's memoirs Black Fire and Black Radical.
- All perks over $25 include a historic photo of Nelson Peery speaking from a soap box in Harlem.
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- The cost of shipping is already included for each perk.
(There may be additional shipping costs for international orders.)
