Resistance

Praise for Resistance These times are tumultuous and divisive. But Jeff Biggers, a gifted writer who approaches history as expansively as Zinn and as passionately as Galeano, finds resistance everywhere. He shows us how freedom movements-led by people of color, women, and commoners, from revolutionary-era rebels to today's loud majority-have pulled American democracy away from tyranny and toward humanity time and again. These powerful, urgent essays remind us that everywhere there is resistance there is hope. -Jeff Chang, author of We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation A widely ranging history of intellectual and moral resistance within American politics . . . The author writes clearly and with a firm grasp of historical comparison, intimately focused on compelling figures. -Kirkus Reviews Resist we must, resist we will-and as this volume powerfully reminds us, in so doing we are acting on the deepest American instincts. -Bill McKibben, author of Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance Reading this book, I saw history vanquish amnesia, David slay Goliath, and tenacity take down tyrants. I saw a long, unbroken chain of resistance extending back through centuries. I saw the world saved over and over. I saw heroes and declared them my ancestors. I heard stories to inspire bold action. I found traditions I want to pass on. -Sandra Steingraber, activist and author of Living Downstream and Raising Elijah [Biggers] shows us that the free expression of resistance, whether with the pen, our marching feet, the taking of a knee before a football game, the words to a song-to name a few-remains a cornerstone of what it means to be American. -Naomi Benaron, author of the Bellwether Prize-winning Running the Rift This book is vitally important reading for all Americans. -Susan Straight, author of Highwire Moon and A Million Nighingales Journalist Jeff Biggers's handy reader . . . An intellectually honest and valuable read. -The Progressive In divisive times, things can seem quite hopeless, but in Resistance, Biggers proves in compelling prose that, if anything, history does repeat itself-not only in its hardships and misfortunes, but its times of human connection, understanding and positive change. -Asheville Citizen-Times Biggers offers much to reflect upon as he traces the path of resistance movements through time. Many of the stops along the way will give pause to all but the most fervent of believers in American virtue . . . He reveals the dynamic, complicated nature of our shared history and the people and movements that have overcome-or still struggle against-injustice and prejudice in America. -The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) [Jeff Biggers's] latest book may be his best yet . . . With fresh insights from the American Revolution to Standing Rock, Biggers argues that resistance is a quintessential American tradition and the most patriotic act we can undertake to sustain democracy. -Blue Ridge Outdoors [Biggers] provides a wealth of historical detail in this celebration of past American resistance and call for continued dissent. -Booklist Well-informed and often witty . . . Biggers succeeds in showing how the long tradition of resistance movements continues today. -Publishers Weekly