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Spook Who Sat by Door

by Sam Greenlee, Sam Greenlee, Natiki Hope Pressley · 1991

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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".

African American menFictionFiction, generalAfrican AmericansRiotsRace relationsUnited States. Central Intelligence Agency