“It was May 19 that found a lawyer willing to defend me ,the extraordinary Lynne Stewart —- completely unflappable and down to earth, she was like a sturdy tree for me to hold on to while being buffeted by hurricane winds. p 293

This is a history of the movement at its most militant from the 60′s on.  No one could ever tell it better.  David was there a true patriot of the ideal of US Democracy and Equality.

David and I had lots of parallels but the fact that he was 5 years younger and came to politics at a different angle although with the same roots makes for most interesting reading for me. He came from an all white/Jewish suburb of Boston. He was at Columbia as a student when I was down the hill at PS 175.  He did tutoring in Harlem and came to the same awakenings that I did at the same time.   As you know I am not much for non-fiction but I am enjoying this immensely.

Lynne Stewart, political prisoner
Carswell FMC