Twenty-first century social movements come to life through speeches,
essays, and other documents of activism, protest, and social change.
Gathering more than 100 texts from social movements that have shaped the
21st century, this powerful book includes contributions from Angela Y.
Davis, Nick Estes, Colin Kaepernick, Rebecca Solnit, Christian Smalls,
Viet Thanh Nguyen, Howard Zinn, Rev. William Barber, Bree Newsome,
Kimberlé Crenshaw, Tarana J. Burke, Dream Defenders, Sins Invalid,
Mariame Kaba, Naomi Klein, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Linda Sarsour,
Chelsea E. Manning, Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald, Julian Brave NoiseCat, H.
Melt, and others.
Inspired by the original Voices of a People's History of the United
States, the book features speeches, essays, poems, and calls to action
from Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, Indigenous struggles, immigrant rights
activists, the environmental movement, disability justice organizers,
and frontline workers during the global pandemic who spoke out against
the life-threatening conditions of their labor. Together, their words
remind us that history is made not only by the rich and powerful, but by
ordinary people taking collective action.