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Defending the Spirit is the memoir of Randall Robinson, a Harvard‑educated lawyer turned political activist who emerged from the segregated South to confront racism in America and abroad. He describes how his experiences across the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa—ranging from the Western Sahara to South Africa and Haiti—shaped his conviction that African‑American and Caribbean struggles were overlooked by U.S. policy. Founding TransAfrica, he worked to alter foreign policy and advocate for African and Caribbean peoples, while also seeking to expose and dismantle racial inequities within Washington’s elite. The book offers a candid look at systemic racism in elite institutions, the evolution of civil‑rights activism, and the ongoing challenge of building a more equitable political landscape.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Randall Robinson
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