The Essential Dick Gregory

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Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory was a pioneering satirist, reformer, and advocate for the downtrodden, dedicating his life to truth and improving lives. As a revered human rights and environmental activist, uncompromising social critic, bestselling author, and beloved nutrition guru, Gregory sought to educate and liberate. His impactful words shaped a generation and remain crucial in today’s turbulent times, providing wisdom for a new era of activism. This carefully curated anthology celebrates Gregory's insights, divided into three sections—Body, Mind, and Spirit. It features previously unavailable transcriptions and excerpts from his sixteen books, fifteen albums, and over 1,200 hours of archival video, including lectures, interviews, and performances. This collection offers a breathtaking tour of Gregory's life as a prophetic cultural icon who abandoned a successful entertainment career to confront injustice. He led protests and hunger strikes against the Vietnam War and apartheid, supported civil rights, feminism, and Native American causes, and addressed issues of hunger, poverty, and police brutality. This volume serves as a pointillistic portrait of a man committed to fighting for social justice.