America's Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century

"A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire."--Fred Ross Raised by...
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Author: Gabriel Thompson
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America's Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century by Thompson, Gabriel

America's Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century

€43,43

America's Social Arsonist: Fred Ross and Grassroots Organizing in the Twentieth Century

€43,43
Author: Gabriel Thompson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire."--Fred Ross

Raised by conservative parents who hoped he would "stay with his own kind," Fred Ross instead became one of the most influential community organizers in American history. His activism began alongside Dust Bowl migrants, where he managed the same labor camp that inspired John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. During World War II, Ross worked for the release of interned Japanese Americans, and after the war, he dedicated his life to building the political power of Latinos across California. Labor organizing in this country was forever changed when Ross knocked on the door of a young Cesar Chavez and encouraged him to become an organizer.

Until now there has been no biography of Fred Ross, a man who believed a good organizer was supposed to fade into the crowd as others stepped forward. In America's Social Arsonist, Gabriel Thompson provides a full picture of this complicated and driven man, recovering a forgotten chapter of American history and providing vital lessons for organizers today.

Author: Gabriel Thompson
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 04/02/2019
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780520306196

About the Author
Gabriel Thompson is a Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing at San Jose State University. He is the author of several books, including Working in the Shadows, and has written for Harper's, New York, Mother Jones, Virginia Quarterly Review, and The Nation.

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