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Mariame Kaba

We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice

Mariame KabaNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021

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Mariame Kaba

We Do This 'Til We Free Us

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2021
Book Details
Pages

240

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

2020s

Publication Year

2021

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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We Do This 'Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba is a 2021 collection of essays, interviews, and media, often collaborative, centered on abolishing the prison system. A New York Times bestseller, it delves into abolitionist principles, critiques moderate reforms, discusses activism tactics, and emphasizes transformative justice. The book also serves as a social history, political commentary, memoir, and organizing guide. The text discusses structural racism, racist violence, police shootings, and sexual violence.

Informative

Inspirational

Hopeful

Challenging

Emotional

Reviews & Readership

4.7

5,884 ratings

95%

Loved it

4%

Mixed feelings

1%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

We Do This 'Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba has been praised for its compelling arguments and powerful advocacy for transformative justice. Reviewers appreciate Kaba's insightful critique of the prison-industrial complex and her clear, passionate writing. Some find the book repetitive and dense. Overall, it is a thought-provoking, essential read for activists and scholars alike.

Who should read this

Who Should Read We Do This 'Til We Free Us?

Readers of We Do This 'Til We Free Us would typically be activists, scholars, and students interested in social justice, abolitionist movements, and transformative justice. Fans of Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete? or Adrienne Maree Brown's Emergent Strategy would find Kaba’s essays compelling and insightful.

4.7

5,884 ratings

95%

Loved it

4%

Mixed feelings

1%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

240

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

2020s

Publication Year

2021

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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