Description
Book SynopsisA sweeping history of transformative, radical, and abolitionist movements in the United States that places the struggle for racial justice at the center of universal liberation. In Where Do We Go From Here? (1967), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., described racism as a philosophy based on a contempt for life, a totalizing social theory that could only be confronted with an equally massive response, by restructuring the whole of American society.A Wider Type of Freedom provides a survey of the truly transformative visions of racial justice in the United States, an often-hidden history that has produced conceptions of freedom and interdependence never envisioned in the nation's dominant political framework. A Wider Type of Freedom brings together stories of the social movements, intellectuals, artists, and cultural formations that have centered racial justice and the abolition of white supremacy as the foundation for a universal liberation. Daniel Martinez HoSang taps into moments across
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Preface: "Restructuring the Whole of American Society"
Introduction: "A New Humanity"
1. The Body: "A World Where All Human Life Is Valued"
2. Democracy and Governance: "My Rise Does Not Involve Your Fall"
3. Internationalism: "Sing No More of War"
4. Labor: "To Enjoy and Create the Values of Humanity"
Conclusion: "A New Recipe"
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
