A black man's struggles from the Thirties through the Seventies provide the focus for this collection of essays, articles, fiction, and poetry. As a charter member of the Watts Writers Workshop, Jackson gained the attention and respect of Budd Schulberg for the stories of his childhood in Houston and his service in the army. A high school dropout, Jackson dedicated his life to writing, a habit that kept him in poverty; he worked at odd jobs until his death at age 59.
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A black man's struggles from the Thirties through the Seventies provide the focus for this collection of essays, articles, fiction, and poetry. As a charter member of the Watts Writers Workshop, Jackson gained the attention and respect of Budd Schulberg for the stories of his childhood in Houston and his service in the army. A high school dropout, Jackson dedicated his life to writing, a habit that kept him in poverty; he worked at odd jobs until his death at age 59.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. AN2-James Thomas Jackson was born in 1925, in Temple, Texas, the youngest of three children. The family later moved to Houston where James Thomas was educated. He lived and worked in Houston until he went to Los Angeles Times, arriving just as the Watts riots exploded.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. P3-DJ has light shelf wear otherwise fine. Jackson was a hard worker. He did construction work, housepainting, and other odd jobs, like sweeping out a neighborhood bar. He...
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. P3-DJ has light shelf wear otherwise fine. Jackson was a hard worker. He did construction work, housepainting, and other odd jobs, like sweeping out a neighborhood bar. He...
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