A Time to Speak, A Time to Act The Movement in Politics by Julian Bond

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For those of you who may have missed the 60s and 70s, Julian Bond was a Barack Obama like figure at the time. But he worked in political settings much more hostile to African Americans, than what Obama later faced. He was widely admired, highly intelligent and energetic, and a powerful communicator with a national audience. He willing to do what was necessary to assert political power. He took politics from local voter registration drives in the South, to leading opposition to the Vietnam War, to suing the Georgia Legislature in the Supreme Court. After election to the Georgia State Legislature, the Legislature refused to seat him because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. Bond took the Legislature to court and the Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Legislature.

If you find the tone of the book angry, consider that it was written during a time when African Americans were dying in disproportionate numbers every month in Vietnam.