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02313aam a22002898i 4500 001 87E3BC8A383811EFBB58162234ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240702010121 008 231230s2024 nyu e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023046379 020 $a 1541602900 020 $a 9781541602908 035 $a (OCoLC)1401907096 040 $a LBSOR $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d TOH $d CWJ $d JCX $d LE# $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Jackson, Kellie Carter, $e author. 245 10 $a We refuse : $b a forceful history of Black resistance / $c by Kellie Carter Jackson. 246 30 $a Forceful history of Black resistance 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Seal Press, $c 2024. 300 $a vii, 291 pages; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : my ancestor's refusal -- Revolution -- Protection -- Force -- Flight -- Joy -- Drowning : a postscript. 520 $a "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 We Refuse, 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. 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. Clear-eyed, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, We Refuse offers a fundamental corrective to the historical record, a love letter to Black resilience, and a path toward liberation"-- $c Provided by publisher. 941 $a 1 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20240702011112.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=87E3BC8A383811EFBB58162234ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search