Gregory's account of his 1968 write-in campaign for President of the United States on the Freedom and Peace Party line, which drew more than 47,000 votes. Written in his comedian's voice, it mixes campaign anecdotes — including the famous stunt dollar bills printed with his face, which federal agents moved quickly to seize — with serious argument against the Vietnam War and American racism. It stands as both a campaign memoir and a period document of 1960s Black protest politics.
Author: Dick Gregory · Original publisher: Bantam Books, 1968