abolitionist

That is the least that America’s first abolitionist chief executive can do.

That was less true, perhaps, for a significant group of Black abolitionist writers who clearly understood Jefferson’s vision as limited by his belief in a natural hierarchy of color, even as he sought to break with the feudal hierarchies of England and the Old World.

Your book draws attention to a group of Black abolitionist writers who sought to explain and critique that gap, and also explore what to do about it.

“Free the Land! Free the People!” explores Crenshaw Dairy Mart’s abolitionist pod project — a blend of art, architecture and science designed to address systemic issues such as food insecurity and housing instability.

Built in 2021, the abolitionist pods are autonomously irrigated, solar-powered geodesic domes that serve as hubs for community empowerment and healing.