A review by girlnouns
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible by Charles E. Cobb

5.0

"This Nonviolent Stuff..." is a straightforward history book that goes through different stories/perspectives surrounding armed self-defense and nonviolence with only a small amount of analysis. I enjoyed how Cobb holistically addressed the practice of armed-self defense, covering the topic from north/south/etc perspectives. He covered the times that guns were needed to secure safety/rights, how guns are limited against the state or acts of terrorism, and how guns were used for local liberation.

While I echo the sentiment that this book was disjointed and repetitive, the message and breadth of Cobb's historical coverage make up for any editorial shortcomings.