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5.1k reviews for:
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis
4.46 AVERAGE
5.1k reviews for:
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis
4.46 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
informative
fast-paced
challenging
hopeful
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inspiring
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Informative and insightful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Pros:
- I think one of the hardest things to write concisely and clearly is political ideology. There’s so much nuance, background, and history to cover that it feels like an impossible task but Davis does it with ease. The prose is accessible and decisive, which makes this book a wonderful starting point even for those new to these issues
- the focus on intersectionality here is perhaps the best explanation and call to action that I’ve ever seen
- I particularly liked the Q&A portions of the book because the conversation opened a lot of avenues that I think normally are assumed to be understood and therefore not said
- I also really liked the discussion of Obama, his impact, and what he meant for the broader civil rights movement
Cons:
- because there are several collected speeches from talks Davis gave around the world there is a lot of repetition in the book. I think this is a book that is better read over a long period of time than straight through like I did.
Overall:
Very good, and something I honestly really needed to read right now
- I think one of the hardest things to write concisely and clearly is political ideology. There’s so much nuance, background, and history to cover that it feels like an impossible task but Davis does it with ease. The prose is accessible and decisive, which makes this book a wonderful starting point even for those new to these issues
- the focus on intersectionality here is perhaps the best explanation and call to action that I’ve ever seen
- I particularly liked the Q&A portions of the book because the conversation opened a lot of avenues that I think normally are assumed to be understood and therefore not said
- I also really liked the discussion of Obama, his impact, and what he meant for the broader civil rights movement
Cons:
- because there are several collected speeches from talks Davis gave around the world there is a lot of repetition in the book. I think this is a book that is better read over a long period of time than straight through like I did.
Overall:
Very good, and something I honestly really needed to read right now
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