Bakari Sellers
Author of My Vanishing Country: A Memoir
About the Author
Bakari Sellers made history in 2006 when, at just twenty-two years old, he defeated a twenty-six-year incumbent state representative to become the youngest member of the South Carolina state legislature and the youngest African-American elected official in the nation. Sellers is a CNN political show more analyst and was recently named to Time's "40 Under 40" list. He is also a practicing attorney who fights to give a voice to the voiceless. show less
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My vanishing country : a memoir by Bakari Sellers
A refreshing, if sometimes self-idealized, memoir from a politician not currently in office. Yes, Sellers is more on the progressive end of the spectrum, but he also appears sincerely interested in the plight of his home. The best portion of the book deals with the Orangeburg Massacre on the grounds of South Carolina State College - two years before Kent State, but overlooked in history. While Sellers' works a little too hard to tie himself into the event, the description of his father's place in the violence is poignant. Better than a lot of political memoirs out there.
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