I Am Maroon
The True Story of an American Political Prisoner
$70.98
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
A cinematic memoir of justice and redemption that traces a former Black Panther’s tumultuous life from gang member to Black liberation leader.
Russell Shoatz was a gang member from age 11, battling for territory and dignity amid the white flight of 1950s Philadelphia. But at 23, after hearing Malcolm X speak on a street corner in Harlem, his life changed course. Shoatz would become a lifelong crusader for justice, a soldier in the most militant units of the Black Liberation Army, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781645030492 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1645030490 |
| Author: | Russell Shoatz, Kanya D'Almeida |
| Publisher: | Bold Type Books |
| Imprint: | Bold Type Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 158mm x 40mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“An epic tale told with ferocity and nuance, wit and grace; a tale of freedom as much as a story of imprisonment.”
–Leslie Jamison, New York Times-bestselling author of the Empathy Exams
“In tracing the social, political, and moral evolution of a truly extraordinary individual, I Am Maroon also attests to the ongoing maturation of a movement in which the vision of freedom becomes increasingly more expansive. The story of Russell Shoatz reveals that the quest for Black liberation demands disentanglement from its pernicious embrace of heteropatriarchy. It also reveals the ultimate kinship of all struggles for freedom.”
–Angela Y. Davis, feminist activist, scholar, and author of many books, including Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
“Shoatz lived his entire life trying to effect changes within the system! We honor him by imitating and acknowledging this.”
–Robert H. King, last surviving member of the Angola Three
About The Author
Russell Shoatz
Russell “Maroon” Shoatz was a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party, and soldier in the Black Liberation Army.
Kanya D’Almeida won the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, becoming the first Sri Lankan and only the second Asian writer to hold the honor. She was awarded the Society of Authors’ annual short story award in 2022. Her journalism has appeared in Al Jazeera, TruthOut, and The Margins, and her fiction has appeared in Granta. She holds an MFA from Columbia University, where she studied under Victor LaValle.
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