"Lewis Diuguid once again shares the painful, sharp details of how
racism shapes family, community and U.S. society. This time, this
award-winning journalist takes us on the incredible journeys of his
father Dr. Lincoln I. Diuguid, illuminating a beautiful life of
resistance, dignity, and deep, undying commitment to support, love
and nurture the black men in his life. Despite the impactful
narratives that guide readers through historical connections to
today's anti-black violence and ever-present onslaught of systemic
racial hatred, Lewis Diuguid's smooth, fast-flowing writing makes
this book an easy read. Diuguid takes readers across time and
space, sharing intimate details of his own family stories,
immortalizing a man we should all be familiar with, and in the
process, reminding us of the permanence of race and racism in the
U.S. Our Fathers forces readers to rethink history, challenges what
we think we know about the U.S., and ultimately reminds us that our
very salvation as a country lies with how we look back in order to
move forward."
Christopher B. Knaus, Ph.D., Professor
University of Washington-Tacoma
"When Lewis Diuguid's mother implored him as a black journalist to
give a more accurate and valid picture of black men, neither
suspected that he would do this through a vivid memoir of his
remarkable father. This social and historical memoir takes you into
the long and good life of "Doc" Diuguid, scientist, inventor,
manufacturer, citizen, mentor and untiring fighter for
justice."
Peggy McIntosh, Ph.D., Founder of the National SEED Project
(Seeking Educational Equity & Diversity), Former Associate Director
Wellesley Centers for Women
"Lewis Diuguid's latest book challenges America and provocatively
sears the soul. But like life itself, the book demands a respect
for unshadowed realities and untainted truths that exist beyond
preconceived notions or prejudices. Our Fathers: Making Black Men
is a must read!"
Carol Charismas
Kansas City Educator
"Reading the story of Doc Diuguid is an opportunity to learn about
what it really means to be a black man in America. The reality of
having to be twice as good as whites and that failure is not an
option held true for him as a black businessman. Those same truisms
remain, despite our achievements. This story provides lessons for
those wishing to link the long struggles of the past to those we
face today."
Earnest L. Perry Jr., Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate
Studies
Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia
"Throughout his life, Dr. Lincoln I. Diuguid fostered respectable
and uncompromising life-standards. I met Doc for the first time at
a Science Center of St. Louis celebration for Doc in 2000. I was
reluctant to approach such an esteemed gentleman. But he
immediately put me at ease. He virtually exuded a caring,
characteristic attitude, which enabled him to be so influential to
neighborhood kids. That aura is what Our Fathers: Making Black Men
is about. The depth of Doc's ability to communicate with others,
and then insist that they learned life's values was a remarkable
quality that needs to be replicated today."
Diane M. Kappen, Ph.D., Social Psychology
Johnson County Community College
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