Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around: Forty Years of Movement Building with Barbara Smith (SUNY series in New Political Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1438451148 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 356 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Reveals a remarkable woman’s life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism.As an organizer, writer, publisher, scholar-activist, and elected official, Barbara Smith has played key roles in multiple social justice movements, including Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism. This book is a tour de force that documents the life’s work of Barbara Smith and the freedom struggles she shaped.” — Duchess Harris, author of Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Obama. Her four decades of grassroots activism forged collaborations that introduced the idea that oppression must be fought on a variety of fronts simultaneously, including gender, race, class, and sexuality. It is a reflection and a conversation. By combining hard-to-find historical documents with new unpublished interviews with fellow activists, this book uncovers the deep roots of today’s “identity politics” and
It is also a montage of forty years of documents, interviews, and articles that provide useful lessons for social justice work. Ain t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around brings to life the controversies, players and strategies that expanded the definitions of freedom and liberation over four decades. Autostraddle In a clear, accessible, and conversational style, the book engages readers in fundamental questions that those committed to social justice must grapple with in order to deepen their work and heighten their integrity, accountability, and courage. It is a reflection and a conversation. She has shown us that democracy is a seed that can only be planted where we are. Duchess Harris, author of Black Femini
A Must Read for People Interested in Change Austin Exceptional book. Organizers who are concerned about building a broad-based movement for social transformation must figure out how to be intersectional not just in our analysis but in our practice. There are sections of the book that challenge and push you (I was pushed on questions of gender
Alethia Jones is Director of Education and Leadership Development at 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.Virginia Eubanks is Associate Professor of Women s Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York and author of Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age.Barbara Smith is Public