Books
Becoming Abolitionists
- Item Number
- B1
- Estimated Value
- 25 USD
- Sold
- 28 USD to re164ff61
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
A personalized, autographed copy of Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell.
From Penguinrandomhouse.com: Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings.
Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems that work to address the root causes of violence. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first place.
Whether you are a longtime abolitionist or just learning, this book should be on your list.
Item Special Note
Author will mail book directly to the winner
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