We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance

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We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance - Paperback

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance - Paperback

by Kellie Carter Jackson
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Book Overview

An "unsparing, erudite, and incisive" (Jelani Cobb, staff writer, The New Yorker) reframing of the past and present of Black resistance--both nonviolent and violent--to white supremacy

Named a Best Book of 2024 by Smithsonian * Kirkus * Chicago Review of Books * Emancipator

Black 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 We Refuse, 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.  
 
The 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.
ISBN9781541601598
Author Kellie Carter Jackson
PublisherSeal Press (CA)
GenreHistory and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages304
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance - Paperback

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By Kellie Carter Jackson

About Kellie Carter Jackson

Kellie Carter Jackson is the Michael and Denise Kellen '68 Associate Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. Her book Force and Freedom was a finalist for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize and the Museum of African American History Stone Book Award. She is the cohost of the Radiotopia podcast "This Day in Esoteric Political History." She lives outside of Boston with her husband and three children.

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