“The bridges linking Manhattan Island with the outside world began blowing at precisely twelve minutes after three…” Thus begins a novel that is like reading tomorrow morning’s newspaper today. A great city lies under siege – and the nation is powerless to help it. An
 expertly trained black militant army has taken over the island of 
Manhattan. Their goal: a separate state for American Negroes. The
 hero is Major General Stanley Shawcross, the brilliant black military 
leader of the takeover. The political leader of the rebellion is William
 Gray, a dedicated, seemingly fearless agitator who will use any means 
to win freedom for American blacks. His “enforcer,” Raymond Carpenter, 
is a militant poet – and terrorist. Set against these men are a 
President whose understanding of black frustration makes his dilemma 
even more excruciating; a terrified Mayor who seems unable to act 
decisively; a black U.S. Army Colonel who is convinced that separatism 
is the wrong answer for black Americans.These are the characters
 who converge and clash during the three bloody days of the siege, in 
which the country’s racial polarization becomes frighteningly clear. You
 will see how the takeover is planned, prepared for, and carried off. 
The story builds from page to page, chapter to chapter as the 
conflicting forces threaten to tear America apart.

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