{"product_id":"king-al-how-sharpton-took-the-throne-hardback-9780823298877","title":"King Al; How Sharpton Took the Throne (Hardback) 9780823298877","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKing Al\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Sharpton Took the Throne\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRon Howell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780823298877\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e178 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible story of the man and legend who has come to symbolize the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econtinuing pursuit of justice for Blacks in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through the 1980s, the mainstream press portrayed the Reverend Al Sharpton as a buffoon, a fake minister, a hustler, an opportunist, a demagogue, a race traitor, and an anti-Semite. Today, Sharpton occupies a throne that would have shocked the white newspaper reporters who covered him forty years ago. A mesmerizing story of astounding transformation, craftiness, and survival, King Al follows Reverend Sharpton's life trajectory, from his early life as a boy preacher to his present moment as the most popular Black American activist\/minister\/cable news host.\u003cbr\u003e In the 1980s, Rev. Al created controversies that would have doomed a lesser man to the dustbin of history. Among these controversies were his work with the FBI as the agency attempted to locate Black Liberation Army leader Assata Shakur; and his involvement in the 1987 Tawana Brawley episode. Regarding the Brawley matter, a white prosecutor sued Sharpton, successfully, for falsely accusing him of having raped the then-fifteen-year-old Brawley.\u003cbr\u003e It was the white press, in its glory days, that created the podium from which Sharpton became both famous and infamous. Those reporters would joke that the most dangerous place in New York was between Al Sharpton and a television camera. But it was those reporters who made Sharpton the media figure he is today.\u003cbr\u003e Today, as host of MSNBC's \u003ci\u003ePoliticsNation \u003c\/i\u003enews program, Sharpton has more news viewers than those reporters ever had readers.\u003cbr\u003e The Reverend Al's rise to respectability is a testament to an endurance and boldness steeped in Black American history. Born in Brooklyn to parents from the old slave-holding South, he transformed himself into one of the most respected and politically influential Blacks in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e In his in-depth coverage, author Ron Howell tells the stories of Sharpton's ascendance to the throne. He tells us about the glory years of American newspapers, when Sharpton began his rise. And he tells us about the politicians who intersected with Sharpton as he climbed the ladder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKing Al\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging read about the late-twentieth-century history of New York City politics and race relations, as well as about the remarkable staying power of the colorful, politically skillful, and enigmatic Sharpton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e Reverend Al and Me   9\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e Les Payne Sounds the\"Death Knell\" on the Tawana Brawley Story   17\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e The Early '80s: Sharpton Enters the Realm Where White Newspapers Ruled   33\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e Black Women and the Embedded Racism of the Realm   56\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e Rev. Al, Wayne Barrett, and Old Black Brooklyn   69\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Enter James Brown and Don King   85\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e Roots of a Preacher's Strength   97\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e8\u003c\/b\u003e \"I Know Jews from Italians\"   117\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e The '90s: Climbing the Ladder in Politics   124\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e10\u003c\/b\u003e A New Day, a New Journalism, a King Emerges   133\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e Confessions of a Hack (i.e., Old-time Tabloid Reporter)   142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e   151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTools That Made the Book\u003c\/i\u003e   153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e   157\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Empire State Editions","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52580467048728,"sku":"9780823298877","price":48.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/king-al-how-sharpton-took-the-throne-hardback-9780823298877","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}