An essential piece of feminist theory and Black/womanist feminism.

    Here are the voices of leaders and followers, of ordinary people who became extraordinary in the face of turmoil and violence. From the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956 to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968, these are the peeople who fought the epic battle: Rosa Parks, Andrew Young, Ralph Abernathy, Hosea Williams, Fannie Lou Hamer, and others, both black and white, who participated in sit-ins, Freedom Rides, voter drives, and campaigns for school and university integration.Here, too, are voices from the "Down-Home Resistance" that supported George Wallace, Bull Connor, and the "traditions" of the Old South—voices that conjure up the frightening terrain on which the battle was fought. My Soul is Rested is a powerful document of social and political history, as well as a magnificent tribute to those who made history happen.

    Twice exiled, Boal is 'at home' now wherever he finds himself to be. He makes a skeptical, comic, inquisitive and finally optimistic theatre involving spectators and performers in the search for community and integrity. This is a good book to be used even more than to be read." - Richard Schechner"Augusto Boal's achievement is so remarkable, so original and so groundbreaking that I have no hesitation in describing the book as the most important theoretical work in the theatre in modern times - a statement I make with having suffered any memory lapse with respect to Stanislavsky, Artaud or Grotowski." - Goerge E. WellwarthOriginally basing himself at the Arena Stage in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Augusto Boal developed a series of imaginative theatre exercises which promote awareness of one's social situation and its limitations, individual attitudes, and even how our bodies are bound by tradition. Boal is continued his explorations in Paris, where he directed Le CEDITADE (Centre d'Etude et de Diffusion des Techniques Actives d'Expression - Methode Boal), in addition to traveling and lecturing extensively in other countries. On May 2, 2009, Boal died at age 78 in Rio de Janeiro.

    

    Barbara Williams-Skinner, Skinner Leadership Institute "Few books have touched my heart so deeply as Black and Free . A simple story. A timeless classic. Redemptive. Hopeful. A crystal clear explanation of what it means to be a true Christian-and not." - Patrick Morley, author, CEO of Man in the Mirror "My mentor, Tom Skinner was one of the greatest Christian minds and spoke persons for the Kingdom of God that the church has ever had." - Dr. Tony Evans, President, The Urban Alternative, Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship "He lovingly held the world in his heart. Now in this book, he continues to love us and teach us. I am happy to welcome Black and Free, for it tells me Tom Skinner lives." - Maya Angelou, Author, Poet

    

    A co-founder of the Catholic Worker and an unyielding champion of the oppressed, Maurin was not to be satisfied merely by criticism of the social order. He felt that change can come about only when each of us accepts our personal responsibility for the state for the state of our world and struggles forward "in the joy of the cross".