TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Angela Y.
AU  - Kelley,Robin D.G.
TI  - The meaning of freedom
SN  - 9780872865808
PY  - 2012///
CY  - San Francisco, CA
PB  - City Lights Books
KW  - Liberty
KW  - Racism
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - United States
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1980-2020
N2  - "What is the meaning of freedom? Angela Y. Davis' life and work have been dedicated to examining this fundamental question and to ending all forms of oppression that deny people their political, cultural, and sexual freedom. In this collection of twelve searing, previously unpublished speeches, Davis confronts the interconnected issues of power, race, gender, class, incarceration, conservatism, and the ongoing need for social change in the United States. With her characteristic brilliance, historical insight, and penetrating analysis, Davis addresses examples of institutional injustice and explores the radical notion of freedom as a collective striving for real democracy - not something granted or guaranteed through laws, proclamations, or policies, but something that grows from a participatory social process that demands new ways of thinking and being. "The speeches gathered together here are timely and timeless," writes Robin D.G. Kelley in the foreword, "they embody Angela Davis' uniquely radical vision of the society we need to build, and the path to get there."--
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