Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter is a broad and powerful exploration of the history of Black Lives Matter told through photographs, quotes, and informative text by New York Times best-selling authors Veronica Chambers and Jennifer Harlan.
From New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander: “Langston Hughes, Aaron Douglass, and W.E.B. Du Bois brilliantly chronicled and captured the Harlem Renaissance in words and pictures. Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, and Gordon Parks did the same for the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements. Veronica Chambers has crafted a similar testimony for Black Lives Matter. She tells its complete story, paints its historic importance, in a book that will be read for years to come.”
Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter covers the rise of Black Lives Matter and how it has been shaped by United States history. From the founders of the movement—Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi—to the watershed moments that challenged people to take action, this book tells the story of how a hashtag became a movement. It follows the activists and organizers on their journeys, examines some of the ways that protest has been fundamental to American history, and shows how marches, rallies, and demonstrations can be vital tools for making meaningful change.
