The Case for Rage - Myisha Cherry

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Helps the anti-racist to understand what they're feeling, and how to harness their anger for anti-racist purposes Makes a unique, deeply-informed contribution to the literature on anti-racism and how to make progress in the quest for racial justice Provides insights into the nature and import of anger, drawing from psychology as well as philosophy Draws on inspiring examples from the Civil Rights movement, as well as other moments in the history of anti-racist struggle--drawing heavily on the work of Audre Lorde but also James Baldwin, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King, Jr. among others--to showcase the power of anger Serves as a toolkit for readers to use to respond properly to the anger of others without reinforcing white supremacy or crushing counter-resistance efforts Show more