Want to Better Understand Socialism? New
York Magazine recommends The Meaning of Freedom
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collection of twelve searing, previously unpublished speeches, Davis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.
The Meaning of Freedom
articulates a bold vision of the society we need to build and the
path to get there. This is her only book of speeches.
Davis' arguments for justice are formidable. . . . The power of
her historical insights and the sweetness of her dream cannot be
denied.--The New York Times
One of America's last truly fearless public intellectuals.
--Cynthia McKinney, former US Congresswoman