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I cannot believe I didnt read this earlier. Just a really incredible view on the way black feminism impacted this US especially with the interview of Alicia a cofounder of BLM. I also really enjoyed Demita's criticism of pop culture and celebrity worship. Really explains both identity politics and intersectionality.

ksfortier's review

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5.0

Totally engrossing oral history of a piece of Boston Black-radical-feminist-queer-socialist history in the late 70s as told by the three founding members of the CRC. The last oral history in the book is told by Alicia Garza and situates CRC's vision within the Black Lives Matter movement. Took many grad courses in Boston history and shamefully never learned of CRC's impact and enduring legacy. So glad I found this book, can't recommend enough!

probably_reading_right_now's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

2.5

I don’t regret reading this but I don’t think I’d recommend it. Right off the bat it was extremely lesphobic which is unsurprising considering this collective was active in the 60’s/70’s, but I quickly got bored with the repetition of the book. I really enjoyed reading about their experiences, but with a name like “How We Get Free” I guess I expected a little more from it.