{"product_id":"we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance-1","title":"We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"unsparing, erudite, and incisive\" (Jelani Cobb, staff writer, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) reframing of the past and present of Black resistance--both nonviolent and violent--to white supremacy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003ci\u003e Kirkus \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003ci\u003e Chicago Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003e*\u003ci\u003e Emancipator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, historian Kellie Carter Jackson looks beyond this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe dismissal of \"Black violence\" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy. Force--from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt--has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people for centuries. But force 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47940674355458,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0017\/0904\/7843\/files\/image_d091abd5-e831-432c-82dc-dc7fdb5a753b.gif?v=1780515649","url":"https:\/\/thirdeyebag.com\/products\/we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance-1","provider":"Thirdeyebag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}