| Our Time Has Come Contributor(s): Stephens, Sylvester (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593090269 ISBN-13: 9781593090265 Publisher: Strebor Books OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2004 Annotation: An ENGAGING and PROVOCATIVE new novel that CHALLENGES all the political, social, and economic INADEQUACIES of the AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS System. In a dazzling display of political insight and masterful storytelling, Sylvester Stephens presents a new novel about what has been wrong throughout America's past -- and what can be made right in its future. Solomon Chambers is born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1940. His parents and his uncle moved to Michigan from Mississippi years earlier, hoping to avoid the racism of their home state. Solomon eventually becomes a lawyer, and when his uncle is murdered in Mississippi he serves as a witness for the prosecution -- and has his first real brush with the reality of racism. Later, in the year 2007, Affirmative Action and the Voting Rights Acts are abolished. When African-Americans charge the United States government with violating their constitutional rights, Solomon is called to try the most significant case of his career, and one of the most important in history. Full of powerful political commentary and dramatic narrative, "Our Time Has Come" is the inspiring story of a man who must confront himself and his own history -- and fight for a just future that can heal the pains of a violent past.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - General - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Thrillers - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003112287 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6" W x 9.08" (0.88 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An engaging and provocative new novel that challenges all the political, social, and economic inadequacies of the American civil rights system and its discrimination towards black Americans. In a dazzling display of political insight and masterful storytelling, Sylvester Stephens presents a new novel about what has been wrong throughout America's past--and what can be made right in its future. Solomon Chambers is born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1940. His parents and his uncle moved to Michigan from Mississippi years earlier, hoping to avoid the racism of their home state. Solomon eventually becomes a lawyer, and when his uncle is murdered in Mississippi he serves as a witness for the prosecution--and has his first real brush with the reality of racism. Later, in the year 2007, Affirmative Action and the Voting Rights Acts are abolished. When African Americans charge the United States government with violating their constitutional rights, Solomon is called to try the most significant case of his career, and one of the most important in history. Full of powerful political commentary and dramatic narrative, Our Time Has Come is the inspiring story of a man who must confront himself and his own history--and fight for a just future that can heal the pains of a violent past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stephens, Sylvester: - Sylvester Stephens is an author and playwright who performs motivational speaking engagements to motivate youths and encourage literary awareness. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit SylvesterStephens.com. |