First published 2009
Renowned activist Angela Y. Davis dissects the interconnected issues of power, race, gender, and class that limit freedom in America. Through searing speeches, she explores how incarceration, conservatism, and institutional injustice deny political, cultural, and sexual liberty. Davis confronts this grim reality with her signature brilliance, historical insight, and penetrating analysis, illuminating the radical notion that freedom is a collective struggle, not a privilege granted by law. At the core, Davis articulates a bold vision for the society we must build to achieve real democracy and the path to get there.
Genres: gender-studies, american, feminism, african-american, contemporary, biography-memoir, cultural, activism
Vibes: intimate, penetrating, thought-provoking
Tropes: collective-struggle, radical-vision, social-commentary
Setting: United States
Period: 1980-, 1989-
300 pages · Paperback · City Lights Books
Content warnings: racism, sexism