"Spirit and soul, odyssey of a Black man in America is a revelation of my experiences from early childhood to mid-life. I experienced the Civil rights movement in the North, and its passiveness while Blacks in the South were dying for liberty and freedom...In these pages I share with the reader how it feels to be a Black man in a world dominated by racism and white supremacy. The reader must keep in mind that this is my story, and it should not be confused with being that of every Black man; and Black men should not feel it necessary to be apologetic for my honesty, for honesty is the one thing racism could not take away from me." -- Introduction.