The historian and activist, who died last month, paid a steep price for his commitments. Yet he managed to find a way to keep agitating, and keep writing, while always remaining true to his radical vision.
Heavy-handed policing by Arkansas authorities—with an assist from the Trump and Biden Justice Departments—put Dawn Jeffrey in jail and left her fellow protesters demoralized and demobilized.
After the Atlanta spa shootings, people wanted to support vulnerable Asian communities. But a new breed of activists steered energy toward carceral solutions.