Vol. 74/No. 9      March 8, 2010

Another young man from Togo, who works at the Tyson packing plant in Perry, preordered the book in French. He was interested in learning more about the fight for Black liberation here and about Malcolm X. Before he began working at Tyson, socialists had met him while going door-to-door in his neighborhood where he subscribed and bought books in French by Thomas Sankara.

Mercy, one of our Liberian-born coworkers, bought the Workers Power book in the locker room after looking through it for a few minutes. She was so impressed with the photographs that she asked how much the book cost before anything was said about it being for sale. Also, Isabel, a shop steward, who had already bought Is Socialist Revolution in the U.S. Possible? with a subscription during the fall, was ready to get the new book. She had read about it when she renewed her subscription.

—Rebecca Williamson
and Maggie Trowe

Chicago
Five copies of Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power were sold at a “Tribute to Malcolm X,” sponsored by the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, in southside Chicago February 19. The event, attended by hundreds of people, featured jazz and hip-hop musical performers.

When they arrived, two members of the Socialist Workers Party inquired about how they could set up a book display. After looking at a copy of Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power, organizers of the event arranged for the books to be displayed on a table selling musical CDs.

One young Black man bought the book after commenting that he thinks the economic crisis is going to get worse. He said he is very concerned about what is happening in the world. Another copy of the book, along with an introductory subscription to the Militant, was sold at a meeting for Angela Davis, held at the University of Illinois here.

Cayetano Lopez sold a copy of the book to a coworker at the rubber plant where he works. “My coworker is from Mexico originally, and he has read about Malcolm X,” Lopez said. “He wants to learn more about the Black struggle in the United States.”

—Alyson Kennedy

Edinburgh, Scotland
Five people at political actions here February 19-20 took advantage of the special offer of an introductory subscription to the Militant along with Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power. These latest book sales, of the 24 sold here so far, came as supporters of the Militant campaigned to oppose a mobilization in this city by the far right—the racist Scottish Defence League.

Two students, who were on the Edinburgh University campus February 19 for activities building the “Scotland United” anti-racist protest the following day, bought copies of the book. More than 1,000 people participated in the February 20 countermobilization. Three participants in the march and rally snapped up the book—a student from Glasgow, a worker from Poland, and a youth from Pakistan. Over the two days a total of 19 copies of the Militant were sold along with 11 copies of the supplement containing the introduction to the new book. Three of those buying the supplement left information about being contacted later to get the book.

—Pamela Holmes
 
 
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