{"product_id":"we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance","title":"We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named a Best Book of 2024 by \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eEmancipator * Ms. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Kellie Carter Jackson urges us to move past this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of the breadth of Black responses to white oppression, particularly those pioneered by Black women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The dismissal of \"Black violence\" as an illegitimate form of resistance is itself a manifestation of white supremacy, a distraction from the insidious, unrelenting violence of structural racism. Force--from work stoppages and property destruction to armed revolt--has played a pivotal part in securing freedom and justice for Black people since the days of the American and Haitian Revolutions. But violence 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clear-eyed, impassioned, and ultimately hopeful, \u003ci\u003eWe Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fundamental corrective to the historical record, a love letter to Black resilience, and a path toward liberation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Organization of American Historians' 2025 Darlene Clark Hines Award\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Seal Press (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028699234540,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/2987\/3644\/files\/imageloader_878c455d-1571-4528-ae07-5c0e4dd891f3.jpg?v=1764062935","url":"https:\/\/www.gladysbooksandwine.com\/products\/we-refuse-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance","provider":"Gladys Books \u0026 Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}