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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
34 reviews
abitbetterbooks's review against another edition
I will say that the audio format made it a bit confusing to distinguish when a question was being posed and when Davis was answering in the interviews, but I loved hearing her narrate her own words. I do think because it’s separate occasions pieced together there is a bit of repetition but I think it mostly works and serves to drive home important points.
It’s sad because I do remember so clearly the period from which these writings and talks were from: not long after the Occupy movement, on the heels of groundbreaking activism in Ferguson and the heartbreaking loss of more Black lives like Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown. And yet this work is more relevant than ever.
I loved the way Davis drew large connections between global movements, and evoked the history of collective actions behind dismantling segregation, and South African apartheid, while discussing the current state of life in Palestine. I really would love a hard copy or ebook of this to mark up and highlight important passages!
Minor: Deportation, Transphobia, Genocide, Racism, Confinement, Murder, Police brutality, Hate crime, Slavery, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, and Sexism
effortlesslybookishbre_'s review against another edition
Minor: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
meganpbell's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: War, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Death, Confinement, Slavery, Police brutality, Transphobia, and Colonisation
peggy_racham's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, Classism, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, War, Transphobia, and Violence
caseythereader's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Deportation, Hate crime, Slavery, Classism, Gun violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, Genocide, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Violence, War, Child death, and Racism
mattyvreads's review against another edition
5.0
Angela Davis writes, “just as we say ‘never again’ with respect to the facism that produced the Holocaust, we should say ‘never again’ with respect to apartheid in South Africa and in the Southern U.S.. That means, first and foremost, that we will have to expand and deepen our solidarity with the people of Palestine, people of all genders and sexualities, people inside and outside prison walls, people inside and outside of the apartheid wall.”
Each interview and speech enclosed in this collection is as important and poignant as the last.
Moderate: Islamophobia, War, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture
remimicha's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Racism, Gun violence, Death, Colonisation, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
mandkips's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Genocide
Moderate: Death, Confinement, and War
Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicide
gilnean's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, War, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Homophobia, Suicide, and Death
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.75
Something that struck me about this collection was how many of these issues we often discuss—feminism, racism, colonialism, and so on—can all be tied to the prison-industrial complex and the need to abolish prisons. As someone who is still learning more about the prison abolition movement, this was really eye-opening and felt like a great starting point to ease into other books that place more focus on the movement. Dr. Davis’ words throughout this collection left a profound impact and I feel encouraged to learn more.
Graphic: Police brutality, Genocide, Racism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual assault and Slavery