{"product_id":"lucky-medicine-a-memoir-of-success-beyond-segregation-paperback-softback-9780253065261","title":"Lucky Medicine; A Memoir of Success Beyond Segregation (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253065261","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLucky Medicine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Memoir of Success Beyond Segregation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLester W. Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253065261\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e210 pages, 23 b\u0026amp;w photos - 23 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes, change can come with a big ka-BOOM. Other times, it sneaks in the back door and sits quietly. That mixture's what you get with this unique memoir, \u003ci\u003eLucky Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e (Indianapolis Recorder)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable, personal glimpse of Black student life at Indiana University in the early 1960s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1961, a skinny African American boy from Indianapolis arrived at Indiana University Bloomington determined to become a doctor. For the next three years, Lester Thompson kept a detailed, intimate diary of his journey to graduation. In \u003ci\u003eLucky Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, Lester returns to his long-ago journal and, with honesty, humor, and a healthy dose of rueful self-reflection, shares stories from his college years at Indiana University. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFascinating glimpses emerge of Black Greek life at the time, including the building of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity house and the successes, struggles, and social lives of its members. Lester's student years were driven by hard work, but also bustled with fun and drama. He recalls his time studying at the university library, falling in and out of love many times, becoming friends with fellow fraternity brother Booker T. Jones, a truly memorable invitation extended to meet with George Wallace, and an epic, no-holds-barred brawl with limestone cutters at the 24-Hour Grill. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucky Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e offers a closeup, unforgettable look at IU student life just before the sweeping social changes of the 1960s, when students of color accounted for less than 2 percent of the Indiana University's student body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Before\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. L.L. Goodman\u003cbr\u003e2. (Dis) Integration\u003cbr\u003e3. My Son Is Going to Be a Doctor\u003cbr\u003e4. A Family Crises Changes the Paradigm\u003cbr\u003e5. My Personal Goal\u003cbr\u003e6. The End of the Dream?\u003cbr\u003e7. Moving On Up, Sort of\u003cbr\u003e8. Schooled\u003cbr\u003e9. Why Am I So Fortunate?\u003cbr\u003e10. A Sixteen-Year-Old Boy's Dream\u003cbr\u003e11. Junior Vaudeville\u003cbr\u003e12. Saying Goodbye and a Glimpse of My Future\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Year One, 1961-1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e13. Your Mama Doesn't Live Here Anymore\u003cbr\u003e14. Okay, It's Show Time!\u003cbr\u003e15. What's Your Name? Where Are You From?\u003cbr\u003e16. What's a Greek?\u003cbr\u003e17. A Peek at What Lies Ahead\u003cbr\u003e18. The Cleavers or the Bunkers?\u003cbr\u003e19. Ray Charles\u003cbr\u003e20. A New Low\u003cbr\u003e21. Something Really Special\u003cbr\u003e22. I'm Terribly Aware of Her Presence\u003cbr\u003e23. It's My Turn or Is It?\u003cbr\u003e24. What In the World Was That About?\u003cbr\u003e25. Let's Try This Again\u003cbr\u003e26. Be Careful What You Ask For\u003cbr\u003e27. Welcome to the World of the Black Working Class\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Year Two, 1962-1963\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e28. Lickety-split\u003cbr\u003e29. Armageddon?\u003cbr\u003e30. The Unanticipated Price of Brotherhood\u003cbr\u003e31. Life As an Active Becomes Real\u003cbr\u003e32. The Elusive 3.0 GPA\u003cbr\u003e33. Here Come the Sammies\u003cbr\u003e34. Joy and Sorrow Interlaced\u003cbr\u003e35. The Horn Sounded and the Walls Came Tumbling Down\u003cbr\u003e36. Second Verse Same as the First?\u003cbr\u003e37. With Power Comes Responsibility\u003cbr\u003e38. The Challenge of the Dream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Year Three, 1963-1964\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e39. If We Cannot Make Our Sun Stand Still, Yet We Will Make Him Run\u003cbr\u003e40. WTF?\u003cbr\u003e41. September 19th\u003cbr\u003e42. The Big Hurt\u003cbr\u003e43. The End of Camelot\u003cbr\u003e44. Hooray! I'm In!\u003cbr\u003e45. The 24 Hour Grill\u003cbr\u003e46. Really?\u003cbr\u003e47. The Storm Becomes a Hurricane\u003cbr\u003e48. The Last Dance\u003cbr\u003e49. Branching Out\u003cbr\u003e50. Little George\u003cbr\u003e51. The Music Man from Memphis\u003cbr\u003e52. Something Completely Different\u003cbr\u003e53. It's All over but the Shouting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: After\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e54. Reflections\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525496303896,"sku":"9780253065261","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lucky-medicine-a-memoir-of-success-beyond-segregation-paperback-softback-9780253065261","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}