The Westside Slugger Joe Neal's Lifelong Fight for Social Justice

The Westside Slugger Joe Neal's Lifelong Fight for Social Justice by John L. Smith

A life and times biography of civil rights and political icon, Senator Joe Neal

Praise for the Westside Slugger

“Las Vegas has always been blessed with sharp-penned journalists, but I’m not sure anyone else can serve up a story of modern Vegas/ Nevada politics as fine-grained and readable as this one by native son John Smith… The Westside Slugger recreates the life of a brave, principled man inhabiting a glittering place in a sordid time. It’s a fascinating ride of a book.” – Dan Flores, The New York Times bestselling author and Professor Emeritus, University of Montana

“John L. Smith has worked assiduously to chronicle the life of a man whose political activism and electoral career left an indelible mark on Nevada history… Rich in detail, The Westside Slugger also tells the larger, but rarely recounted, story of the struggle against racial discrimination in Nevada.” – James McGrath Morris, author of The New York Times bestseller Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, The First Lady of the Black Press