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A review by bashsbooks
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
This book is incredible - I am going to need my own copy to review and annotate. There were so many different important points that Davis made that I would like to note down, so many quotes that I would like to let mull in my brain, so many connections that are extremely relevant in our current moment - even though most of this text was written around a decade ago. Some key points that resonated with me quite a bit (and that kept coming up) were: the distinction between civil rights and freedom, the idea of what a terrorist is (and the political slant inherent in that word), the way that collectives of black women have long been a force of change in this country, and how to build an international struggle and get people relating to problems that seem abstract and far away.
If I were only reviewing the text, this would easily be 5 stars. But since I listened to it as an audiobook, I feel like I should point out that the interview section is a bit confusing because it is ALL read by Davis, and sometimes it's difficult to tell when she is reading the interviewer's questions versus her own answers.
If I were only reviewing the text, this would easily be 5 stars. But since I listened to it as an audiobook, I feel like I should point out that the interview section is a bit confusing because it is ALL read by Davis, and sometimes it's difficult to tell when she is reading the interviewer's questions versus her own answers.
Graphic: Misogyny, Islamophobia, Classism, Racism, Violence, Death, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Genocide, War, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, Deportation, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia