On the Other Side of Freedom

Race and Justice in a Divided America

DeRay Mckesson

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One World
03 June 2019

Memoirs; Black & Asian studies; Police & security services; Politics & government; Human rights; Political activism

Five years ago, DeRay McKesson quit his job as a schoolteacher, moved to Ferguson, Missouri, and spent the next 400 days on the streets as an activist, helping to bring the Black Lives Matter movement into being.

Now, in his first book, On the Other Side of Freedom, he draws on his own experiences - of growing up without his mother, with a father in recovery, of having a house burn down and a bully chase him home from school, of pacifying a traffic cop at gunpoint and being dragged out of a police station by his ankles, of determined activism on the streets and in the White House - to make the case for hope and for believing that a better future is possible.

This is a visionary's call to take responsibility for imagining, and then building, the world we want to live in.

By: DeRay Mckesson
Imprint: One World
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
ISBN: 9781786076519
ISBN 10: 1786076519
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 03 June 2019
Audience: General/trade , Young adult , ELT Advanced , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist, community organiser, and the host of Crooked Media's award-winning podcast, Pod Save the People. Spurred by the death of Mike Brown and the subsequent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and beyond, DeRay became a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and a co-founder of Campaign Zero. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Reviews for On the Other Side of Freedom: Race and Justice in a Divided America

`Hope and insight and empathy spring from every page of On the Other Side of Freedom. DeRay McKesson cools our fears of the struggle, ever guiding us on how to struggle. He stares down the faces of bigotry and unfreedom and cynicism and doesn't flinch in writing out our marching orders toward freedom.' -- Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America `From within the heart of the Ferguson protests, DeRay Mckesson writes with a pace you couldn't learn in any writing class. He forces anyone who reads his words to understand the humanity of the black body; the black body that has otherwise been demonised, made monster-like, or contorted into some negative narrative. A vital read, if you are to truly know resistance, and the stories it gives rise to.' -- Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie `On the Other Side of Freedom reveals the mind and motivations of a young man who has risen to the fore of millennial activism through study, discipline, and conviction. His belief in a world that can be made better, one act at a time, powers his narratives and opens up a view on the costs, consequences, and rewards of leading a movement.' -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. `Mckesson and a core group of other activists have built the most formidable American protest movement of the 21st century to date.' * New York Times * `An inspiring reminder that hope is vital to any political change, and it's the driving force for any successful attempt at social justice.' * Esquire (Best Nonfiction Books of 2018) * `Riveting and affecting . . . written with astounding poetry, vulnerability, and flair. Mckesson is a gifted, pointed storyteller.' * The Village Voice *