Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Author: Angela Y. Davis
Publisher: Haymarket Books
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Cover Description
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.”
Review
I picked this book up at a time when I wanted to learn more about the situation in Palestine, but it had been on my shelf for a really long time. I hadn’t realized before I started that it was a collection of speeches, interviews, and essays. So it didn’t quite give me the dive into Palestine I’d been hoping for, but that’s okay. It was obviously still illuminating and inspiring and impactful to read, because Angela Davis is Angela Davis. Every word from her is a gift to our hearts and brains.