Background
John Alfred was born in 1925, in Jackson, Mississippi, and died in 2015 in Paramus, New Jersey, United States. He was survived by his wife and three sons.
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Generally recognized as one of the most important novels of the tumultuous 1960s, The Man Who Cried I Am vividly evokes the harsh era of segregation that presaged the expatriation of African-American intellectuals. Through the eyes of journalist Max Reddick, and with penetrating fictional portraits of Richard Wright and James Baldwin, among other historical figures, John A Williams reveals the hope, courage, and bitter disappointment of the civil-rights era. Infused with powerful artistry, searing anger, as well as insight, humanity, and vision, The Man Who Cried I Am is a classic of postwar American literature.
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(Originally published in 1969, this parable of racial intr...)
Originally published in 1969, this parable of racial intrigue centers on the killing of an unarmed black youth by Sergeant Carrigan, a white policeman. The murder prompts Eugene Browning, second in command at the Institute for Racial Justice, a civil rights organization, to seek revenge by hiring a professional killer to assassinate Carrigan. Browning enlists the help of an aging Mafia don, who passes the hit to a former terrorist from Israel. This single act of retribution sets in motion a crisis of unprecedented proportions as a band of black militants proceed to launch a violent plan of their own. As the dramatic events unfold, Browning struggles to put his troubled personal and professional life back in order.
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Famous African-American Novelist
John Alfred was born in 1925, in Jackson, Mississippi, and died in 2015 in Paramus, New Jersey, United States. He was survived by his wife and three sons.
Graduate, Syracuse University, 1950. Graduate, National Institute Arts and Letters, 1962. Doctor of Laws, University Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 1978.
Doctor of Letters, Syracuse University, 1995. Doctor of Letters, Southeastern University. Doctor of Letters, State University of New York, Old Westbury, 2001.
Doctor of Letters, University Rochester, 2003.
With American Committee on Africa, New York City. Distinguished professor English La Guardia Community College, 1973-1978, Rutgers University, 1979-1993, Paul Robeson professor English, 1990-1993. Bard Center fellow Bard College, 1994-1995.
Lecturer City College of New York, 1968-1969. Guest writer Sarah Lawrence College, 1972-1973. Regents lecturer University California, Santa Barbara, 1972, University Hawaii, 1974.
Exam visiting professor, distinguished visiting professor Cooper Union, 1974-1975. Visiting professor Boston University, 1978-1979, New York University, 1986-1987.
( Inspired by the life of Charlie “Bird” Parker, this poi...)
(Generally recognized as one of the most important novels ...)
(Originally published in 1969, this parable of racial intr...)
(A highly praised novel of life in an African-American fam...)
1963( Vividly brings to life the history of African Americans...)
(Africans and African Americans in the Holocaust.)
1999(Book by Williams, John Alfred)
(Eugene Browning: A black man. A learned Man. A family man...)
(A novel by John A. Williams)
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Married Lorrain Isaac. 1 son, Adam; children by previous marriage: Gregory, Dennis.