Wholesale Seven Million Steps: Derrick Barnes & Frank Morrison

The True Story of Dick Gregory's Run for the Hungry Derrick Barnes & Frank Morrison Hardcover JUVENILE NONFICTION/Biography & Autobiography / Cultural & Regional From award-winning author, Derrick Barnes, award-winning illustrator, Frank Morrison, and Dr. Christian Gregory comes a lyrical nonfiction picture book about comedian and activist Dick Gregory’s incredible Food Run of 1976. Perfect for fans of Fauja Singh Keeps Going! In April of 1976, one man sets off on a grueling two-and-a-half month run. A Herculean effort. His goal: to raise awareness about the epidemic of poverty and hunger in America. Seven million steps. That’s how far activist Dick Gregory journeys on his remarkable Food Run. Sleeping in motels and consuming nothing but fruit juices, vitamins and water, he runs from Los Angeles to New York City. And in each city, he stops to speak truth about injustice. About the plight of the penniless. About the hopeless. Whether with crowds cheering him on or through solitude and silence, Dick Gregory pushed through incredible pain and beat the odds to answer the question: What would you do?