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IN 1980, A WHITE KID SAW TWO CORRUPT COPS KILL A BLACK MAN IN CHICAGO. THEN HE HELPED SEND THEM BOTH TO JAIL. "Don't worry about us." Monster-man opened his eyes wide and growled, "We're just CRAZY!" When 19-year old Andy Laties moved to Chicago to study Great Black Music with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, he entered an unexpected apprenticeship in what it really means to be a white ally against racism. The Music Thief is a coming-of-age story that traces Laties' evolution as a creative activist and community leader, offering a compelling pattern for direct action as a means of improvising a life of impact.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
IN 1980, A WHITE KID SAW TWO CORRUPT COPS KILL A BLACK MAN IN CHICAGO. THEN HE HELPED SEND THEM BOTH TO JAIL. "Don't worry about us." Monster-man opened his eyes wide and growled, "We're just CRAZY!" When 19-year old Andy Laties moved to Chicago to study Great Black Music with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, he entered an unexpected apprenticeship in what it really means to be a white ally against racism. The Music Thief is a coming-of-age story that traces Laties' evolution as a creative activist and community leader, offering a compelling pattern for direct action as a means of improvising a life of impact.
Autorenporträt
Andrew Laties (1959- ) co-founded Urchestra, Easton Book Festival, Book & Puppet Company, Vox Pop, The Children's Bookstore, Chicago Children's Museum Store, and Eric Carle Museum Bookstore. His Ur Sonata performances with Lynn Book were honored in the Museum of Contemporary Art's retrospective Art in Chicago: 1945-1995. He shared the 1987 Women's National Book Association's Pannell Award for bringing children and books together. His Rebel Bookseller: Why Indie Businesses Represent Everything You Want to Fight For-From Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities won the 2006 Independent Publisher Award and is available in a 2nd edition from Seven Stories Press.