A review by lydia_marcy
Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire by Angela Y. Davis

adventurous challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I wasn’t familiar with a lot of Angela Davis’ work before I picked up this book, I knew her only as a powerful, Black Communism figurehead during the Civil Rights movement. I was interested in learning about the Prison Abolition movement and what it truly means for society and this book has been an invaluable tool in my education. Written after the photos emerged of Abu Graib, this book is a series of interviews about the intersection of domestic prisons, race, and sexuality, alongside a socialist criticism of American Democracy. Angela Davis’ words spring to life on the page, she is eloquent but concise and I am now motivated to read more of her work.