My Vanishing Country: A Memoir by Bakari Sellers (English) Paperback Book

Description: My Vanishing Country by Bakari Sellers "The CNN analyst and youngest state representative in South Carolinas history illuminates the lives of Americas forgotten rural, Black working-class men and women"-- FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description New York Times BestsellerWhat J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst and one of the youngest state representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for the rural South, in this important book that illuminates the lives of Americas forgotten black working-class men and women.Part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, My Vanishing Country is an eye-opening journey through the Souths past, present, and future.Anchored in in Bakari Sellers hometown of Denmark, South Carolina, Country illuminates the pride and pain that continues to fertilize the soil of one of the poorest states in the nation. He traces his fathers rise to become, friend of Stokely Carmichael and Martin Luther King, a civil rights hero, and member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , to explore the plight of the Souths dwindling rural, black working class—many of whom can trace their ancestry back for seven generations.In his poetic personal history, we are awakened to the crisis affecting the other "Forgotten Men & Women," who the media seldom acknowledges. For Sellers, these are his family members, neighbors, and friends. He humanizes the struggles that shape their lives: to gain access to healthcare as rural hospitals disappear; to make ends meet as the factories they have relied on shut down and move overseas; to hold on to precious traditions as their towns erode; to forge a path forward without succumbing to despair. My Vanishing Country is also a love letter to fatherhood—to Sellers father, his lodestar, whose life lessons have shaped him, and to his newborn twins, who he hopes will embrace the Sellers family name and honor its legacy. Author Biography Bakari Sellers is a CNN political analyst and was the youngest-ever member of the South Carolina state legislature. Recently named to TIMEs "40 Under 40" List, he is also a practising attorney fighting to give a voice for the voiceless. Review "Bakari Sellers My Vanishing Country is exactly the book we need right now. The issues he raises are deeply personal and important to me. In his captivating memoir, Sellers not only brings a personal touch to the resilient people in places like his hometown Denmark, South Carolina, but he also rings the alarm about dangerous policies being enacted across the state and the devastating impact that they are having on peoples everyday lives." — Hillary Rodham Clinton, the first woman in U.S. history to become the presidential nominee of a major political party."My Vanishing Country is both a timely and timeless book that sheds a light on the unseen and gives a voice to the many who are unheard." — Tyler Perry"Bakari lays out a blueprint for anyone thinking just because their life starts on a dirt road in the rural south, it must end on a dirt road in the rural south. If you want to know what a black man can achieve in this country with faith in a higher power and a strong family structure, then this is the memoir you need." — Charlamagne Tha God, author of Black Privilege and Shook One"My Vanishing Country solidifies Bakari Sellers as a major voice for his generation. He has taken the torch from his father Cleveland Sellers and soared. His brutally honest look at the systemic racism that continues to hold back the black working class is revelatory. His ownership of being Black, Country, and Proud is refreshing." — Angela Rye, CNN Commentator and CEO of IMPACT Strategies"Bakari Sellers My Vanishing Country is urgent and essential reading brimming with compassion and courage." — Van Jones, CNN Political Analyst"A strong voice for social justice emerges in an engaging memoir." — Kirkus Reviews"Family trauma—even inherited trauma—can take a tremendous toll on children. But as Bakari Sellers makes plain in My Vanishing Country, family trauma can also be a source of strength." — BookPage Review Quote "Bakari lays out a blueprint for anyone thinking just because their life starts on a dirt road in the rural south, it must end on a dirt road in the rural south. If you want to know what a black man can achieve in this country with faith in a higher power and a strong family structure, then this is the memoir you need." Details ISBN0062917463 Author Bakari Sellers Language English ISBN-10 0062917463 ISBN-13 9780062917461 Year 2021 Format Paperback Short Title My Vanishing Country Subtitle A Memoir Pages 240 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2021-07-08 US Release Date 2021-07-08 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 2021-07-08 Imprint Amistad Press Alternative 9780062917454 DEWEY 328.73092 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-10-06 NZ Release Date 2021-10-06 Imprint US Amistad Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168278049;

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