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Freedom is a constant struggle : Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement / Angela Y. Davis ; edited by Frank Barat.

Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (author.). Barat, Frank, (editor,, writer of introduction.). West, Cornel, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."

Record details

ISBN: 1608465640
ISBN: 9781608465644
Physical Description: xiv, 158 pages ; 20 cm
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index. "Foreword by Cornel West"--Cover.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Cornel West -- Introduction / Frank Barat -- Progressive struggles against insidious capitalist individualism -- Ferguson reminds us of the importance of a global context -- We have to talk about systemic change -- On Palestine, G4S, and the prison-industrial complex -- Closures and continuities -- From Michael Brown to Assata Shakur, the racist state of America persists -- The Truth Telling Project: violence in America -- Feminism and abolition: theories and practices for the twenty-first century -- Political activism and protest from the 1960s to the age of Obama -- Transnational solidarities.
Language Note:	Text in English.