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abolition and transformative justice, candidly recounts his coming
prison
age in Brooklyn and surviving incarceration. By exposing the many
of
that constrain us, he calls for an abolitionist vision as the only way
cages
This discussion was moderated by Paul Butler, The Albert Brick
forward.
of African American Studies, the Prisons and Justice Initiative
Department
the DC Public Library.
and
Timely Discussions
Focusing on Detention and Abolition
Feminism
October 20, 2021
Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song
Peterson discussed his book, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s
Marlon
Freedom (Bold Type Books, 2021). Peterson, leading advocate for
Song
Professor in Law, Georgetown University Law Center.
Co-sponsored by the
Women's and Gender Studies Program,
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