{"product_id":"9781781323069","title":"My American Odyssey: From the Windrush to the White House","description":"'My American Odyssey - From Windrush to the Whitehouse' charts the life of a Black British boy, growing up in 1980s England, and travelling around America, sharing the cultural, historical and, at times emotional, links and contrasts between the two countries. \u003cp\u003eRoger Griffith is a successful social entrepreneur and local radio personality - also known as the G-Man - with 24,000 listeners every week on a community radio station he (co-owns) called Ujima Radio 98FM. He has a passion for sharing stories, observations and insights on a perspective seldom shown - the special relationship between America and Britain, as seen through a black man's eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'My American Odyssey', Roger documents the experiences of his parents generation - known as the Windrush Generation - arriving from the Caribbean to help rebuild the 'Motherland' after World War II and his generation the first generation of Black-Britons born in the UK. He reflects on growing up within two cultures, through Thatcher's turbulent 1980s to the present day - with a black man as the US president - Roger explores the influence of Black-British and African-American culture through the prism of the civil rights struggle and the life and work of Dr Martin Luther King. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sharing his story, an evocative combination of travelogue, history, politics and social commentary, Roger celebrates the lives of African-Americans, West Indians and Black Britons, from their roots of origin to the present day, as a new era of hope is not just dawning but continues to rise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silverwood Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063956881648,"sku":"9781781323069","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781781323069_p0.jpg?v=1763715538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781323069","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}