From #Blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation Contributor(s): Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1642591017 ISBN-13: 9781642591019 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Political Science | Civil Rights |
Dewey: 305.896 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.06 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation. |