
Black Study
The Influence of David Walker's Appeal
Mariame Kaba(Author)
Haymarket Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 12. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
979-8-88890-866-2 (ISBN)
Description
This zine situates study itself as an act of defiance, remembrance and freedom work by tracing the enduring legacy of David Walker's An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829), a radical pamphlet calling for Black resistance, self-determination, and liberation. Through archival photographs of Black people studying across generations-including images from Mariame Kaba's personal newswire collection-Black Study meditates on the long lineage of intellectual and political struggle sparked by Walker's words. Banned and denounced in its time, The Appeal nevertheless circulated widely, fueling abolitionist movements and shaping the philosophies of Black nationalism, civil rights, and direct action.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
91 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88890-866-2 (9798888908662)
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Mariame Kaba is the founder and director of Project NIA, a grassroots abolitionist organization focused on ending youth incarceration, and co-leads the initiative Interrupting Criminalization with fellow organizer Andrea J. Ritchie. Kaba is the author of the New York Times Bestseller We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Haymarket Books, 2021), among several other titles that offer support and tools for repair, transformation, and moving toward a future without incarceration and policing.