I Am Maroon: The True Story of an American Political Prisoner

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Price
$32.50  $30.23
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Publish Date
Pages
400
Dimensions
5.6 X 8.7 X 1.5 inches | 1.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781645030492

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About the Author
Russell "Maroon" Shoatz was a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party, and soldier in the Black Liberation Army.

Kanya D'Almeida is a writer and winner of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. As a journalist, she reported for a decade on global economic apartheid, reproductive justice and prison abolition.

Reviews
"In tracing the social, political, and moral evolution of a truly extraordinary individual, I Am Maroon also attests to the ongoing maturation of a movement in which the vision of freedom becomes increasingly more expansive. The story of Russell Shoatz reveals that the quest for Black liberation demands disentanglement from its pernicious embrace of heteropatriarchy. It also reveals the ultimate kinship of all struggles for freedom."
--Angela Y. Davis, feminist activist, scholar, and author of many books, including Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
"An epic tale told with ferocity and nuance, wit and grace; a tale of freedom as much as a story of imprisonment."
--Leslie Jamison, New York Times-bestselling author of the Empathy Exams
"Shoatz lived his entire life trying to effect changes within the system! We honor him by imitating and acknowledging this."
--Robert H. King, last surviving member of the Angola Three