Bookcover: Waiting in Line at the Drugstore and Other Writings of James Thomas Jackson

Waiting in Line at the Drugstore and Other Writings of James Thomas Jackson

James Thomas Jackson — author. June Acosta — editor.

October, 1993

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About Jackson and Acosta's Waiting in Line at the Drugstore and Other Writings of James Thomas Jackson

“Most of his life was spent enduring menial jobs, but his passion for the redemptive power of ‘the word’—both for the individual and society—remained unquenchable… Charles Champlin… says this man ‘was an inspiration (and a chiding challenge) to those of us who write with no obstacles but our own inertia.’” —Texas Journal

“This book, full of energy and conviction, is a timely and important addition to American writing.” —Library Journal

“Death caught up with James Thomas Jackson before he completed his work. His novel and other writings detail his long and often painful journey from high school drop-out to Black artist… This collection of work should accomplish for him what fate denied him.” —David Westheimer

About the Author

From a black perspective, Jackson’s work forms a particular and important testimony, both positive and negative, about life in the United States from the 1930s through the 1960s. Champlin writes: “He was a brave man and a vivid voice, and he is long overdue to find at last the wider audiences he deserves.” Jackson died in 1985.

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