Hey, Liberal!

A singular perspective on race and politics in turbulent 1960s Chicago. In 1969, Simon Fleming, the white son of a civil rights activist, is sent to a predominately African American high school, charged to carry out the family's commitment to school integration. He is dropped into a world where gang warfare, drug abuse, and violence are rampant. Simon's quest for survival introduces him to Clyde, a gangbanger turned political militant, and Louis, a brilliant, self-destructive boy. Hey, Liberal! exposes an out-of-touch education system and the universality of racial violence amidst a nation moving toward a more culturally diverse future. Through a failed student boycott, race riots, and unlikely new friends, Simon learns about political activism, racist cops, and the complexities of navigating identity in a divided world. For readers interested in historical fiction, social commentary, and coming-of-age stories.