{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-freedom-the-enduring-call-for-racial-justice-paperback","title":"In the Shadow of Freedom: The Enduring Call for Racial Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandra Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncovers the historical roots and contemporary impacts of anti-Black racism in America directly leading to unjust legislation, police violence, and mass incarceration. Harris's book provides readers with an ethic and religious framework for implementing solutions and advocating for reform.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile recent bestselling works like \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe 1619 Project\u003c\/i\u003e present in-depth scholarship on the legacy of enslavement, In the Shadow of Freedom uniquely brings together the scholarship, journalism, history, criticism, and legislation to provide what many readers have been seeking: a starting point, an introduction that is both comprehensive and accessible offering readers a compelling examination of the intertwined issues of over-policing, violence, the death penalty, the war on drugs, red-lining, and racial oppression unpacking in clear terms the effects of centuries of anti-Black racism directly leading to mass incarceration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eis a wake-up call for all people seeking justice and ethical - as well as religious -- responses and collective solutions to the systemic racism that continues to plague society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandra Harris \u003c\/b\u003eearned her degree in comparative religious and Middle Eastern studies from San Jose State University and began her writing career with an online magazine for the African American Community in the San Francisco Bay area. Harris is a co-founder and former contributor to Black Catholic Messenger. Essayist, analyst, commentator, religion writer, and novelist, her work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCritical Theology Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Worker, National Catholic Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUS Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.4 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701606781024,"sku":"9781626985421","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-freedom-the-enduring-call-for-racial-justice-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}