The national protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd in the
summer of 2020, made clear what many already knew to be true:
policing-in all its iterations-must be abolished. The nationwide
uprisings saw the burning of the third precinct in Minneapolis, the
creation of autonomous zones in Seattle, and the toppling of
statues and memorials to white supremacists, colonizers, and
confederates. How We Stay Free chronicles the protests in the city
of Philadelphia and the Black organizers that led, sustained, and
nurtured the movement for abolition. In the midst of a global
pandemic, Philadelphians took to the streets establishing mutual
aid campaigns, jail support networks, bail funds, and housing
encampments for their community, removing the statue of Frank
Rizzo, the former mayor and face of racist policing, called for the
release of all political prisoners including Mumia Abu-Jamal, and
protested, marched, and agitated in all corners of the city. From
Philadelphia, which dating back at least to W.E.B. DuBois has
served as a vista to understand Black life in the US, How We Stay
Free collects and presents reflections and testimonies, prose and
poetry from those on the frontlines to take stock of where the
movement started, where it stands, and where we go from here. How
We Stay Free is both a celebration of the organizing that sustained
the uprising and a powerful call-to-action-demanding all of us to
take to the streets, organize our communities, and revolt for the
creation of new, better, and freer worlds.
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