Herman Ferguson - A Unlikely Hero
RFT Presents "Who is Herman Ferguson?"
Founding member of Malcolm X's OAAU
Help Organize the Republic of New Afrika
A Member of Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
RFT caught up with Herman Ferguson (RIP) at the oldest Black Bookstore in America, Marcus Books in Oakland Ca.
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