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A review by lunabbly
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
5.0
"Not only should we not depend on some large entity o bring about these changes, but we must recognize that such projects will be transformative only when grassroots members of the community are moved to act. They must discover their own meaning of change in the process of building a movement to bring it about," (pg 125)
I had heard of Grace Lee Boggs and was eager to read after watching the documentary directed by another Grace Lee.
Boggs is inspirational, visionary, and has a way of defining human without it sounding white-washed and decentralized from humanism. Some aspects that were difficult to get through was that she can be very theory-based and can throw out a lot of names, but I kept a tracker and will be reading works from the people she named too. Ultimately, I loved the casual tone of this book, and appreciated the many real-life historical examples Boggs illuminated to fill the gaps that have been pulled or forcefully removed from history books.
I'm eager to read more of her books and continue to learn about her and her legacy. May she Rest In Peace.
I had heard of Grace Lee Boggs and was eager to read after watching the documentary directed by another Grace Lee.
Boggs is inspirational, visionary, and has a way of defining human without it sounding white-washed and decentralized from humanism. Some aspects that were difficult to get through was that she can be very theory-based and can throw out a lot of names, but I kept a tracker and will be reading works from the people she named too. Ultimately, I loved the casual tone of this book, and appreciated the many real-life historical examples Boggs illuminated to fill the gaps that have been pulled or forcefully removed from history books.
I'm eager to read more of her books and continue to learn about her and her legacy. May she Rest In Peace.