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The 20th-anniversary edition of Kelley's influential history of 20th-century Black radicalism, with new reflections on current movements and their impact on the author
First published in 2002, Freedom Dreams is a staple in the study of the Black radical tradition. Unearthing the thrilling history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the 20th century, Kelley lays the foundations for modern conceptions of Black radical visions and movements. He incorporates theory into an original study on liberation to explore rare sites of resistance. Focusing on the insights of activists from C. L. R. James to Aime Cesaire and Malcolm X, Kelley chronicles the hope that Communism offered, the mindscapes of Surrealism, the transformative potential of intersectional feminism, and the 400-year-old dream of reparations for slavery and Jim Crow.
In this edition, Kelley includes a new introduction and epilogue to comment on how movements of the past 20 years have expanded his own vision of freedom to include mutual care, disability justice, abolition, and decolonization. Poet Aja Monet contributed a new foreword.
This classic history on the power of fantasy, imagination, and dreaming for cultural change is as timely as when it was first published. Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is author or co-editor of numerous award-winning books including Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (The Free Press, 2009), Yo' Mama's Disfunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America (Beacon Press, 1997), and Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class (The Free Press, 1994), among others.
First published in 2002, Freedom Dreams is a staple in the study of the Black radical tradition. Unearthing the thrilling history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the 20th century, Kelley lays the foundations for modern conceptions of Black radical visions and movements. He incorporates theory into an original study on liberation to explore rare sites of resistance. Focusing on the insights of activists from C. L. R. James to Aime Cesaire and Malcolm X, Kelley chronicles the hope that Communism offered, the mindscapes of Surrealism, the transformative potential of intersectional feminism, and the 400-year-old dream of reparations for slavery and Jim Crow.
In this edition, Kelley includes a new introduction and epilogue to comment on how movements of the past 20 years have expanded his own vision of freedom to include mutual care, disability justice, abolition, and decolonization. Poet Aja Monet contributed a new foreword.
This classic history on the power of fantasy, imagination, and dreaming for cultural change is as timely as when it was first published. Robin D. G. Kelley is Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. He is author or co-editor of numerous award-winning books including Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (The Free Press, 2009), Yo' Mama's Disfunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America (Beacon Press, 1997), and Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class (The Free Press, 1994), among others.