is set to begin a liquid fast which will continue until 2012
unless the questions of 9/11 are investigated and answered by the government.
This won't be the first time Gregory has fasted in the name of protesting a just cause:
-Thanksgiving of 1967 he decided he would fast in opposition of the Vietnam war,
weighing 288 pounds, a vegetarian who smoked nearly 4 packs of cigarettes
& guzzled a quart of scotch a day.
For 40 days Gregory consumed only distilled water,
until on the 40th day he broke the fast by drinking a glass of fruit juice.
He weighed 97 pounds by the end of it
-(1968) fasted for 45 days as a show of solidarity with the Native Americans
-(1969) fasted for 45 days against the segregation of Chicago schools
-(1970) fasted for 81 days to bring attention to Americas narcotics addiction
-(1971) refused to eat solid foods for 3 years to oppose the war
during this time he ran 900 miles from Chicago to D.C.
-(1973) he refused to entertain anywhere where alcohol or smoking was permitted
crippling his comedic career
Mr. Gregory is no stranger to politics either:
-He marched with Martin Luther King jr. through the south for civil rights
-(1963) was jailed and beaten for parading without a permit
-(1965) was shot in the knee after trying to calm a crowd during the Watts Riots
-(1967) ran for Mayor of Chicago against crooked Richard Daley
unfortunately lost
-(1968) ran for President against crooked Richard Nixon
unfortunately lost but did pull in 1.5 million write-in votes
Dick Gregory - State of the Black Union 08':
1 2 3 4
Dick Gregory - Speaks the Truth:
1 2 3 4
unless the questions of 9/11 are investigated and answered by the government.
This won't be the first time Gregory has fasted in the name of protesting a just cause:
-Thanksgiving of 1967 he decided he would fast in opposition of the Vietnam war,
weighing 288 pounds, a vegetarian who smoked nearly 4 packs of cigarettes
& guzzled a quart of scotch a day.
For 40 days Gregory consumed only distilled water,
until on the 40th day he broke the fast by drinking a glass of fruit juice.
He weighed 97 pounds by the end of it
-(1968) fasted for 45 days as a show of solidarity with the Native Americans
-(1969) fasted for 45 days against the segregation of Chicago schools
-(1970) fasted for 81 days to bring attention to Americas narcotics addiction
-(1971) refused to eat solid foods for 3 years to oppose the war
during this time he ran 900 miles from Chicago to D.C.
-(1973) he refused to entertain anywhere where alcohol or smoking was permitted
crippling his comedic career
Mr. Gregory is no stranger to politics either:
-He marched with Martin Luther King jr. through the south for civil rights
-(1963) was jailed and beaten for parading without a permit
-(1965) was shot in the knee after trying to calm a crowd during the Watts Riots
-(1967) ran for Mayor of Chicago against crooked Richard Daley
unfortunately lost
-(1968) ran for President against crooked Richard Nixon
unfortunately lost but did pull in 1.5 million write-in votes
Dick Gregory - State of the Black Union 08':
1 2 3 4
Dick Gregory - Speaks the Truth:
1 2 3 4
