Dr. Kellie Carter-Jackson, an associate professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, says resistance is often categorized as violent or non-violent. The historian and scholar’s research focuses on slavery, abolitionism, political violence and Black women’s history.
Dr. Carter-Jackson says her frustration with that narrative led her to write about the expansive tools that Black people have used to fight back against white oppression.
It’s a topic that Dr. Carter-Jackson explores in her new book, “WE REFUSE: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.” The book aims to explore and reframe the narrative around Black resistance, specifically Black women, to white supremacy and oppression.
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