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Burnley "Rocky" Jones Revolutionary: An Autobiography by Burnley "Rocky" Jones
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ISBN13: 9781552668283
Publisher: Roseway Publishing
Published: Sep 1 2016
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The life, work and activism of Rocky Jones are central to African-Canadian history and the civil rights movement in Canada. Canadians lost a great soul, with the recent death of Rocky Jones, but his autobiography - co-written by James Walker, a close friend of Rocky Jones and one of our foremost writers about Black history in Canada - is a wonderful gift to the entire country. Revolutionary will soon be required reading for any person who seeks to understand the civil rights movement in Canada.
A must read, a manual for all freedom fighters, and a testament to Rocky Jones' and Black power and resilience.
-- Afua Cooper
Any telling of human rights and social equity in Canada would be incomplete without reference to revolutionary Rocky Jones' truth-telling about his life captured in this compelling exemplary autobiography. This insightful account is not only about life as an African Nova Scotian, but also about the community, law, politics.
-- Carl James
Born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia, Burnley Rocky Jones is one of Canada's most important figures of social justice. Often referred to as Canada's Stokely Carmichael, Jones was tirelessly dedicated to student movements, peace activism, Black Power, anti-racism, women's liberation and human rights reform. He was a leader in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, brought the Black Panthers to Canada, taught at Dalhousie and founded his own law firm.
This autobiography tells the story of Jones's inimitable life and his accomplishments.
But it also does more. It illuminates the Black experience in Nova Scotia, it explains the evolving nature of race relations and human rights in recent Canadian history, and it reveals the origins of the remedial approach to racial equality that is now practised by activists and governments.
Finally, the story of Rocky Jones is a reminder that human rights are not a gift, but a prize that must be fought for.
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