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The making of Black lives matter
2017·200 pages
An intellectual history tracing the roots of the #BlackLivesMatter movement through revolutionary black thinkers.
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An intellectual history tracing the roots of the #BlackLivesMatter movement through revolutionary black thinkers.
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Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and uncompromising campaign demanding redress for the brutal and unjustified treatment of black bodies by law enforcement in the United States. The movement is only a few years old, but as Christopher J. Lebron argues in this book, the sentiment behind it is not; the plea and demand that "Black Lives Matter" comes out of a much older and richer tradition a...
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate references to violence against black individuals by law enforcement.
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief mentions of LGBTQ+ figures like Audre Lorde in historical context.
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Minor references to religious figures like Martin Luther King Jr.
Magic & witchcraft
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Central focus on racial justice, systemic oppression, and #BlackLivesMatter ideology.
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Abuse & suffering
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Frequent discussion of systemic abuse and suffering of black individuals.
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