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Co-presented with the NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM. Former University of Washington professor Nikhil Pal Singh, a much-missed part of both the local university and larger community, makes this welcome return from his present base at New York University. He is here as the editor of a new book of writing by unsung civil rights activist and editor Jack O'Dell. Climbin' Jacob's Ladder: The Black Freedom Movement Writings of Jack O'Dell (University of California Press) is drawn from writing by Jack O'Dell, examples from Freedomways (the hugely influential magazine he edited from 1961 to 1985) and an introduction based upon conversations between O'Dell and Nikhil Singh. This ranges back to the 1940s and the National Maritime Union, on through Rainbow Coalition work in the 1980s, and more. "Climbin' Jacob's Ladder offers a fascinating and inspiring chronicle of O'Dell's long career through his own writings. With a brilliant and exhaustive introduction by Nikhil Singh, one of the sharpest radical thinkers of his generation, this collection is a vital addendum and corrective to our existing knowledge of the 'long' Civil Rights movement and its legacy." – Barbara Ransby. We are also delighted to be co-presenting this evening with both Dr. Singh and Jack O'Dell at, and with, the Northwest African American Museum. Free admission. The Northwest African American Museum (www.naamnw.org) is at 2300 South Massachusetts Street. For more information, please call Elliott Bay at (206) 624-6600.
