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Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century
Barbara Ransby
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Description for Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century
Hardback. In the wake of the murder of teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the exoneration of his killer, three black women activists launched a hashtag and social media platform, Black Lives Matter, which would become the rubric for a larger movement. This book offers an overview of Black Lives Matter and explores the possible future of the movement. Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. In the wake of the murder of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the exoneration of his killer, three black women activists launched a hashtag and social media platform, Black Lives Matter, which would become the rubric for a larger movement. To many, especially those in the media, Black Lives Matter appeared to burst onto the national political landscape out of thin air. However, as Making All Black Lives Matter shows, the movement has roots in prison abolition, anti-police violence, ... Read more
This title is part of American Studies Now and available as an e-book first. Visit ucpress.edu/go/americanstudiesnow to learn more. In the wake of the murder of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the exoneration of his killer, three black women activists launched a hashtag and social media platform, Black Lives Matter, which would become the rubric for a larger movement. To many, especially those in the media, Black Lives Matter appeared to burst onto the national political landscape out of thin air. However, as Making All Black Lives Matter shows, the movement has roots in prison abolition, anti-police violence, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Series
American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520292703
SKU
V9780520292703
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About Barbara Ransby
Barbara Ransby is a historian, author and longtime activist. She is author of the acclaimed biography, Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement. Barbara was one of the founders of African American Women in Defense of Ourselves in 1991 and the Black Radical Congress in 1998. She is Editor of the journal, Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture ... Read more
Reviews for Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century
When Ransby writes, `We look to the new generation of organizers, dreamers, visionaries, and freedom fighters to forge out of this current state of emergency, this current bleak moment, a new path, for Black people, for all people, and for the planet,' one feels that she is speaking not just to the amazing constellation of individuals profiled in her book, ... Read more