Revolutionaries tell [parts of] their life stories.
Revolutionary memoirs & autobiographies Public
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5 stars
On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital, close to death, handcuffed to …
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Burning Rage of a Dying Planet by Craig Rosebraugh
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) has been active in the United States officially since 1997, causing more than $45 million …
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Tomorrow is Built Today by Andrew Nyathi, John Hoffman
This is the autobiography of a youth from rural Zimbabwe who become a worker, a trade union organizer, a student …
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This Is How We Survive by Mai'a Williams, Ariel Gore
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In This Is How We Survive: Revolutionary Mothering, War, and Exile in the 21st Century, Mai’a Williams shares her experiences …
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A Journey to Exile by Keshii Pelao Nathanael
Winston Churchill once said that history is written by the victors. Namibia's history is no different, and as such many …
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Keine Angst vor niemand by Gabriele Rollnik, Daniel Dubbe
Mutige Gefängnisausbrüche und das Verteilen von "revolutionären Negerküssen" bei einem Banküberfall wurden zum Markenzeichen der "Bewegung 2. Juni", ebenso die …
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We Move Tonight by Joseph Ewart Layne
On March 13th 1979, West Indians were stunned as they awoke to the news of the first successful revolution in …
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In June 1985, Diana Block, her two-week-old son, and five companions fled Los Angeles after finding a surveillance device in …
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Look for Me in the Whirlwind by Sekou Odinga, Dhoruba bin Wahad, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and 5 others
Amid music festivals and moon landings, the tumultuous year of 1969 included an infamous case in the annals of criminal …
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Incognegro by Frank B. Wilderson III
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“Wilderson [will] become a major American writer. Mark my word.”—Ishmael Reed
In 1995, a South African journalist informed Frank B. …
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Dix ans d'Action directe by Jann Marc Rouillan, Thierry Discepolo (Mémoires sociales)
Du choix de la lutte armée à l’emprisonnement de 1980 et l’amnistie de 1981, de l’investissement avec les sans-papiers du …
