The spook who sat by the door

Description:

A political thriller set in 1970s' Chicago, about the first African American recruited to a deskjob by the CIA as a token of their commitment to integration, who ultimately uses the guerrilla tactics he has learned to train young black men in the inner city to become "freedom fighters".

subjects: African American men,  Fiction,  Fiction, general,  African Americans,  Riots,  Race relations,  United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Places: Chicago

Times: 1970s