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fureverlove's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
nikki_reads07's review against another edition
5.0
A book covering issues from all over the world, drawing connections, discussing intersectionality and exposing truths that perhaps many people would not be aware of. An essential read that’s worth going over multiple times.
Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King were not solitary men who fought for liberation alone, rather part of a collective movement that brought about change.
Liberation for one must be liberation for all-if South African apartheid was condemned and stopped, so must the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Anti-black racism is not unique to America, but also rampant in Australia and around the world.
We must remember historical movements, continue and renew our activism, because the fight for freedom is not yet over.
Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King were not solitary men who fought for liberation alone, rather part of a collective movement that brought about change.
Liberation for one must be liberation for all-if South African apartheid was condemned and stopped, so must the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Anti-black racism is not unique to America, but also rampant in Australia and around the world.
We must remember historical movements, continue and renew our activism, because the fight for freedom is not yet over.
phoebegm's review against another edition
challenging
informative
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4.5
Insightful, inspiring, thought-provoking (unsurprisingly!). This book was totallt engaging, and really hammered home the point about intersecting struggles and the importance of solidarity between movements. The only critique I would say is as this was mostly a collection of existing speeches there was quite a lot of overlap and repetition between some sections - might be better read sporadically rather than all in one go.
mollygu's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
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medium-paced
4.0
prettyboypercy's review against another edition
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tense
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5.0
Davis is incredibly elegant and poignant with her words. This compilation of her speeches, written long before October 7th parallel the humanitarian crisis and genocide in Palestine in a way that I willfully ignored in my teens.
robinks's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
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5.0
I want to hear Davis speak SO BADLY. She so clearly illuminates connections between the international struggles against oppression. Chapter 8 was particularly impactful for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Deportation
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Islamophobia, War, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Antisemitism, and Deportation