Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-269) and index.
Contents:
Preface: Who am I to write this movement? -- Democratic precipice -- Introduction: The democratic necessity of social movements -- Emergence : a contemporary history -- Political philosophy : radical black feminist pragmatism -- The politics of care and the idea of healing justice -- The art of organizing -- Democratic possibility -- Movement means changing politics : discourse, tactics, policy and a new political ecosystem -- On futurity -- Appendix A: Examples of bailouts and regular bailout actions -- Appendix B: Organizations partnered with bail funds -- Appendix C: Police oversight -- Appendix D: Progressive reform prosecutors -- Appendix E: Movement syllabi.
Summary:
"Reckoning: Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements is an analysis of the emergence of the Movement for Black Lives, its organizational structure and culture, and its strategies and tactics, while also laying out and contextualizing the social movement's unique political philosophy, Radical Black Feminist Pragmatism, along with documenting measurable political effects in terms of changing public meanings, public opinion, and policy. Throughout the text, the author interweaves theoretical and empirical observations, rendering both an illustration of this movement and an analysis of the work social movements do in democracy"-- Provided by publisher.
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