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Vol. 74/No. 27      July 19, 2010

 
Read, Sell, & Discuss
 Malcolm X, Black Liberation,
& the Road to Workers Power
 
Des Moines, Iowa
I sold a Militant subscription for a prisoner at Sandstone prison in Minnesota via his friend, who I met at the recent U.S. Social Forum in Detroit. The friend was a young Black man who was selling music and DVDs. I showed him Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power and the Militant. He said his friend in prison would like the paper.

I told him about the Militant Prisoners’ Fund. He paid $6 for a six-month subscription and told me to contact him after the Social Forum to get his friend's information, which he had at home in Wisconsin. Next step is to get the book circulating in there and other prisons. [Editor's note: Pathfinder offers a 50 percent discount on its books to workers behind bars. Mail prepaid orders to Pathfinder Press, P.O. Box 162767, Atlanta, GA 30321-2767. ]

—Rebecca Williamson

Minneapolis
On the ramp at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport we have sold 10 copies of Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power. A few others agreed to buy it after the next payday. Four of those who bought the book also got introductory subscriptions to the Militant. The book sells itself to those looking for a way to fight against the conditions we face. Also the photographs have been particularly attractive.

Workers from Somalia, Togo, Gambia, and Burma are among those who bought the book. A strategy that seems to work is to show the book to as many workers as possible who we think may have even the slightest interest in it, instead of making assumptions on who we think will buy the book. We will also be trying to get Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power into the airport’s bookstores.

—David Lee and Marty Knaeble

Liverpool, England
Nine copies of Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power were sold leading up to and during a May 27 meeting on the book at Liverpool University. Forty-four people, mostly students and staff, attended the meeting, which was hosted by the Trade Union and Community seminar series. Paul Davies from Pathfinder Books gave a presentation on the book, which was followed by lively discussion.

Michael Mohebbi, who had picked up a copy a few weeks earlier, said, “After reading 10 pages I saw myself through different eyes. After reading 100 pages I saw the world through different eyes.” Half the books were sold with subscriptions to the Militant, with the remaining three sold along with The Working Class and the Transformation of Learning.

—Alex Xezonakis  
 
 
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