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We refuse : a forceful history of Black resistance
Published 2024 by Seal Press, New York
ISBN 9781541602908
Bib Id 1264850
Edition First edition.
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cam a22 8i 4500
LCCN
2023-046379
ISBN
9781541602908 (hardcover) $30.00
1541602900
Call #
323.1196 J
Title
We refuse : a forceful history of Black resistance
Varying Form of Title
Forceful history of Black resistance
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
2024 by Seal Press, New York :
Description
pages cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : my ancestor's refusal -- Revolution -- Protection -- Force -- Flight -- Joy -- Drowning : a postscript.
Summary
"Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence and Malcolm X's "by any means necessary." In We Refuse, historian Kellie Carter Jackson urges us to move past this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women. The dismissal of "Black violence" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy, a distraction from the insidious, unrelenting violence of structural racism. Force-from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt-has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people since the days of the American and Haitian Revolutions. But violence is only one tool among many. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative power of finding joy in the face of suffering to the quiet strength of simply walking away. Clear-eyed, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, We Refuse offers a fundamental corrective to the historical record, a love letter to Black resilience, and a path toward liberation"--
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