Abolition Revolution

By Aviah Sarah Day, Shanice Octavia McBean,

Book cover of Abolition Revolution

Book description

George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis triggered abolitionist shockwaves. Calls to defund the police found receptive ears around the world. Shortly after, Sarah Everard's murder by a serving police officer sparked a national abolitionist movement in Britain. But to abolish the police, prisons and borders, we must confront the legacy of…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Abolition Revolution as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Abolition sounds destructive, obliterating. But abolition has always been about liberation and change, indeed revolution.

This is the core message of this illuminating manifesto written as if on the barricades: ‘Abolition is a tool to re-imagine revolutionary politics.’ In a wide-ranging set of arguments (theses) and countless stories of transformative activities, Aviah Sarah Day and Shanice Octavia McBean show us how revolutionary we might all become.

Want books like Abolition Revolution?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Abolition Revolution.

Browse books like Abolition Revolution

Book cover of Micromotives and Macrobehavior
Book cover of A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream
Book cover of In Praise of Idleness: The Classic Essay with a New Introduction by Bradley Trevor Greive

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,423

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in social issues, Abolitionist, and politics?

Social Issues 15 books
Abolitionist 15 books
Politics 772 books