Freedom is a constant struggle : Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement

Freedom is a constant struggle Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement

Angela Y. Davis, 1944-

Book - 2016

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 remi...nds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."

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Subjects
Civil rights.
Liberty.
Social problems.
Oppression (Psychology)
Violence.
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Angela Y. Davis, 1944- (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
xiv, 158 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN
9781608465644
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. Progressive Struggles against Insidious Capitalist Individualism Email interview (2014)
  • 2. Ferguson Reminds Us of the Importance of a Global Context Interview in Brussels (September 21, 2014)
  • 3. We Have to Talk about Systemic Change Interview in Paris (December 10, 2014)
  • 4. On Palestine, G4S, and the Prison-Industrial Complex Speech at SOAS (December 13, 2013)
  • 5. Closures and Continuities Speech at Birkbeck University (October 25, 2013)
  • 6. From Michael Brown to Assata Shakur, the Racist State of America Persists
  • 7. The Truth Telling Project: Violence in America Speech in St. Louis, Missouri (June 27, 2015)
  • 8. Feminism and Abolition: Theories and Practices for the Twenty-First Century Speech at University of Chicago (May 4, 2013)
  • 9. Political Activism and Protest from the 1960s to the Age of Obama Speech at Davidson College (February 12, 2013)
  • 10. Transnational Solidarities Speech at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey (January 9, 2015)
  • Index

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