Why read Freedom Dreams?

Book cover of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination

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The 20th-anniversary edition of Kelley’s influential history of 20th-century Black radicalism, with new reflections on current movements and their impact on the author, and a foreword by poet Aja Monet

First published in 2002, Freedom Dreams is a staple in the study of the Black radical tradition. Unearthing the thrilling…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Freedom Dreams as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kellie Carter Jackson

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Any book that wants to think about liberation in new and nuanced ways has to be in conversation with Robin Kelley’s book. I see Kelley as the OG of insurgent history! His writing is clear, cutting, and visionary.

He examines what it might look like to imagine a world of possibility for race, reparations, justice, and community. The struggle for Black liberation continues, and this book is a roadmap of where we have been and where we might go.

Any reader will find his writing to be both provocative and profound.

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