Nelson Peery

Nelson Peery (1923–2015) grew up in rural Minnesota, the son of a postal worker in the only African American family in town. After fighting in World War II, he joined the Communist Party and worked for many years as a bricklayer and as a political revolutionary. He was the author of many books, including his award-winning memoir, Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary, and its sequel, Black Radical: The Education of an American Revolutionary, both published by The New Press.

Books by Nelson Peery

Black Fire
The Making of an American Revolutionary

Nelson Peery

Black Radical
The Education of an American Revolutionary

Nelson Peery