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Combining history, theory, and memoir, Black feminist historian Treva B. Lindsay. Combining history, theory, and memoir,

black feminist historian Treva B. Lindsay

starkly assesses the forms and legacies

of violence against black women and girls

in the United States today,

as well as their demands for justice.

Black women have led movements

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Sandra Bland, Toyn-Salao, Ria Milton, Ayanna Stanley Jones, and countless other black women

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black women have refused to remain silent and have envisioned and worked toward black liberation through organizing and radical politics.

Echoing the energy of Nina Simone's searing protest song that inspired the title,

America Goddamn is a call to action in our collective journey toward just futures. America Goddamn is a call to action in our collective journey toward just futures.

America Goddamn by Treva B. Lindsay.

Out now from University of California Press.

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