{"product_id":"we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance-9781541602908","title":"We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA radical reframing of the past and present of Black resistance--both nonviolent and violent--to white supremacy \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence and Malcolm X's \"by any means necessary.\" In \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Kellie Carter Jackson urges us to move past this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dismissal of \"Black violence\" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy, a distraction from the insidious, unrelenting violence of structural racism. Force--from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt--has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people since the days of the American and Haitian Revolutions. But violence is only one tool among many. Carter Jackson examines other, no less vital tactics that have shaped the Black struggle, from the restorative power of finding joy in the face of suffering to the quiet strength of simply walking away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clear-eyed, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fundamental corrective to the historical record, a love letter to Black resilience, and a path toward liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541602908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kellie Carter Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897326534837,"sku":"9781541602908","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_31bc0307-e35b-4d79-9721-c9bb77767451.jpg?v=1712633821","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance-9781541602908","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}