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An interview with Dick Gregory
By Queen Ma'at Myasia
AFRO intern
"If I had to say one thing I would want to be remembered for, it would be as an agitator," says Dick Gregory. On October 12, 1932 under the same zodiac sign of such great resistors as Ghandi and Elijah Muhammad, an agitator - partially defined as a person who excites or disturbs the feeling of others so as to cause change -- was born Richard Claxton Gregory. Through the years, as a comedian, activist, and in other incarnations, Gregory has lived up to the definition.
After celebrating his 30th anniversary with his best-selling autobiography "Nigger," Dick Gregory adds another installment to the growing account of his life with "Callus on My Soul," coauthored by Shelia P. Moses. The AFRO spoke with Mr. Gregory during his Dec. 9 visit to Baltimore.
So, Who is Dick Gregory?
I've never been asked that question. Well I'm a whole lot of things. I am a celebrity. I'm a father. I'm a husband. I'm a civil rights activist. I'm a human rights activist. I mean when that name pops up, I'm sure to 10,000 people, 10,000 things pop up and all of them are nice. The interesting thing is when you say Dick Gregory, if anybody has anything negative to say about it, it's because they're on the wrong side of the fence. That's the great thing I...