#NYTReadalong | Prof. Stefan Bradley (Author, "If We Don't Get It: A People's History of Ferguson")
- Neil Parekh
- 2 hours ago
- 3 min read
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It’s been more than ten years since Michael Brown, a young unarmed black man, was shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Stefan Bradley, now Department Chair of Black Studies at Amherst College was a young professor at Saint Louis University at the time of the shooting.
Professor Bradley’s latest book, “If We Don’t Get It: A People’s History of Ferguson," about the protests that followed the shooting, is being released Tuesday, May 20. He is our guest on Sree’s Sunday #NYTReadalong. This is one of his first public events to promote the book. This is his second appearance. I will be the guest host.
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“If We Don’t Get It”
Here is the official description of the book:
Bradley conducted over two dozen oral history interviews with young Black protesters. Through the authentic voices of the movement’s participants, Bradley describes the motivation and tensions coursing through the uprising’s early days and weeks, the problems of media representation (and misrepresentation), intergenerational conflict over protest tactics, clashes with the police and politicians, and much more. If We Don’t Get It also explores the new generation of elected officials, including Congresswoman Cori Bush, who emerged from the local movement’s ranks.
A rich story with deep relevance for the protests of our own time, If We Don’t Get It offers a gripping account of how young activists, without previous political experience, succeeded in changing our national political narrative.
Next Week
We will not be hosting a show on Sunday, May 25 because of Memorial Day Weekend.
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