A major collection of
essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. Davis
For
over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of
collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against
state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices,
Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together
an essential collection of Davis’s essays and interviews over the
years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she
has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective
liberation. In pieces that address the history of abolitionist
practice and thought in the United States and globally, the unique
contributions of women to abolitionist struggles, and stories and
lessons of organizing inside and beyond the prison walls, Davis is
always curious, always incisive, and always learning.
Rich
and rewarding, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises will
appeal to fans of Davis, to students and scholars reflecting on her
life and work, and to readers new to feminism, abolition, and
struggles for liberation.