Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Davis

Angela Davis makes it clear in this book how important it is to go beyond thinking about intersectionality within personal identities and to instead understand intersectional political issues. That means finding links between various situations. She connects Ferguson and Palestine as well as South Africa and the American south and, by extension, all other oppressed people. Davis frames Ferguson and Palestine specifically as examples of the global militarization of police. The problem isn’t just one “bad cop” because after a cop killed Mike Brown, the entire police force came in with military-grade equipment to attack protesters. It’s the same kind of terrorizing (literally the same “security” company G4S) that Palestinians face on a regular basis under Israel’s occupation. The two groups came together organically on Twitter when Palestinians shared information with Ferguson protesters on how to deal with teargas. This book also emphasizes the importance of group organization and the pr