Jailbreak Out of History: The Re-Biography of Harriet Tubman and "The Evil of Female Loaferism"

In Jailbreak Out of History, revolutionary Amazon theorist Butch Lee shows how the anticolonial struggles of New Afrikan/Black women were central to the unfolding of 19th century amerika, both during and "after" slavery.

The book's title essay, "The Re-Biography of Harriet Tubman", recounts the life and politics of Harriet Tubman, who waged and eventually lead the war against the capitalist slave system. As Lee explains, "Harriet Tubman was a radical political figure, someone totally involve...