How We Get Free
Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2017.
Format: Book
Description: 191 pages ; 20 cm
"In the last several years, Black feminism has reemerged as the analytical framework for the activist response to the oppression of trans women of color, the fight for reproductive rights, and, of course, the movement against police abuse and violence. The most visible organizations and activists connected to the Black Lives Matter movement speak openly about how Black feminism shapes their politics and strategies today. The interviews I have compiled in this book--with the three authors of the Combahee River Collective Statement, Barbara Smith, Beverly Smith, and Demita Frazier, #BlackLivesMatter cofounder Alicia Garza, and historian and activist Barbara Ransby--are an attempt to show how these politics remain historically vibrant and relevant to the struggles of today. As Demita Frazier says, the point of talking about Combahee is not to be nostalgic; rather, we talk about it because Black women are still not free"--Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, from the introduction.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Combahee River Collective statement -- Barbara Smith -- Beverly Smith -- Demita Frazier -- Alicia Garza -- Comments / by Barbara Ransby.
Subjects:
Combahee River Collective.
Feminism -- United States -- History.
African American women -- Social conditions.
African American feminists -- History.
Feminism and racism -- United States.
African Americans.
Feminism.
Politics, Practical.
Social history.
Women's rights.
Combahee River Collective.
Feminism -- United States -- History.
African American women -- Social conditions.
African American feminists -- History.
Feminism and racism -- United States.
African Americans.
Feminism.
Politics, Practical.
Social history.
Women's rights.
ISBN:
1608468550
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Includes bibliographical references.