{"product_id":"word-warrior-1","title":"Word Warrior","description":"Posthumously inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2007, Richard Durham creatively chronicled and brought to life the significant events of his times. Durham's trademark narrative style engaged listeners with fascinating characters, compelling details, and sharp images of pivotal moments in American and African American history and culture. \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWord Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning radio producer Sonja D. Williams draws on archives and hard-to-access family records, as well as interviews with family and colleagues like Studs Terkel and Toni Morrison, to illuminate Durham's astounding career. Durham paved the way for black journalists as a dramatist and a star investigative reporter and editor for the pioneering black newspapers the \u003ci\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMuhammed Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e. Talented and versatile, he also created the acclaimed radio series \u003ci\u003eDestination Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHere Comes Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote for popular radio fare like \u003ci\u003eThe Lone Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e. Incredibly, his energies extended still further--to community and labor organizing, advising Chicago mayoral hopeful Harold Washington, and mentoring generations of activists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncisive and in-depth, \u003ci\u003eWord Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a tireless champion of African American freedom, equality, and justice during an epoch that forever changed a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54245127225688,"sku":"9780252039874","price":100.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780252039874.jpg?v=1778594464","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/word-warrior-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}