The meaning of freedom : and other difficult dialogues

Angela Y. Davis

Angela Y. Davis' life and work have been dedicated to examining this fundamental question and to ending all forms of oppression that deny people their political, cultural, and sexual freedom. In this collection of twelve unpublished speeches, Davis confronts the interconnected issues of power, race, gender, class, conservatism, and the ongoing need for social change in the United States. Davis addresses examples of institutional injustice and explores the radical notion of freedom as a collective striving for real democracy—not a thing granted by the state, law, proclamation, or policy, but a participatory social process, rooted in difficult dialogues, that demands new ways of thinking and being.