Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

Activist, teacher, author and icon of the Black Power movement Angela Davis talks Ferguson, Palestine, and prison abolition.

Author: Angela Y. Davis
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 02/09/2016
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781608465644
ISBN10: 1608465640
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Black Studies (Global)
- Social Science | Cultural & Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Bl
- Political Science | Civil Rights

About the Author
Angela Y. Davis is a political activist, scholar, author, and speaker. She is an outspoken advocate for the oppressed and exploited, writing on Black liberation, prison abolition, the intersections of race, gender, and class, and international solidarity with Palestine. She is the author of several books, including Women, Race, and Class and Are Prisons Obsolete? She is the subject of the acclaimed documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners and is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

One of America's most provocative public intellectuals, Dr. Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his "ferocious moral vision." His many books include Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his new autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.

Frank Barat is a human rights activist and author. He was the coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine and is now the president of the Palestine Legal Action Network. His books include Gaza in Crisis and Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation.