Wider Type of Freedom: How Struggles for Racial Justice Liberate Everyone

A Wider Type of Freedom is a book that explores the history of transformative, radical, and abolitionist movements in the US, focusing on the struggle for racial justice as the center of universal liberation. It highlights the visions of racial justice that have been overlooked in the dominant political framework, and showcases the efforts of social movements, intellectuals, artists, and cultural formations to realize a vision of universal emancipation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2021
Publisher: University of California Press

In his seminal work, "Where Do We Go From Here? (1967)," Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delved into the profound and pervasive nature of racism, characterizing it as a philosophy that stems from a deep-seated contempt for life. This pervasive social theory demanded a comprehensive and unwavering response, one that sought to restructure the very fabric of American society.

A Wider Type of Freedom, a groundbreaking exploration of the transformative visions of racial justice in the United States, unveils an often-overlooked history that has given rise to conceptions of freedom and interconnectedness that surpass the boundaries of the nation's dominant political framework. This captivating book brings together the narratives of social movements, intellectuals, artists, and cultural formations that have centered racial justice and the abolition of white supremacy as the cornerstone for a universal liberation.

In his insightful work, Daniel Martinez HoSang skillfully weaves together moments from across different eras, shedding light on the enduring pursuit of a vision of universal emancipation. From the nineteenth-century abolition democracy and the fight against forced sterilizations to the twentieth-century domestic worker organizing campaigns and the twenty-first-century environmental justice movement, he reveals a bold and collective longing to transcend the destructive principles of a philosophy rooted in contempt for life.

These efforts, rather than seeking mere equal rights within flawed systems, sparked the creation of new visions that embraced human diversity, vulnerability, and interdependence as fundamental aspects of our shared human experience. Through their unwavering dedication and collective efforts, these movements have paved the way for a more inclusive, equitable, and harmonious society.

Weight: 480g
Dimension: 160 x 237 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520321427