In-Store: Community Workshop w/ Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

Schedule

Mon Sep 22 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Books Are Magic Smith | Brooklyn, NY

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Join us for a discussion with scholar & activist Gloria Browne-Marshall on the history of protest in the US and staying safe in the streets!
About this Event

Event guidelines:

  • RSVPs are encouraged but not required to attend.
  • Additional copies of the featured book will be available for purchase at the event.
  • A signing will follow the talk.
  • Home address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.
  • As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].


Join us at our Smith St. store for a free community workshop with author, professor, and activist Gloria Browne-Marshall, discussing the history of protest in this country, the current wave of movements against our government's actions within the U.S. and abroad, and the best means of keeping you and your loved ones safe when joining a demonstration. Copies of her book A Protest History of the United States will be available for purchase at the event!


Exploring 500 years of protest and resistance in US history—and how its force is foundational and can empower us to navigate our chaotic world.

In this timely new book in Beacon’s successful ReVisioning History series, professor Gloria Browne-Marshall delves into the history of protest movements and rebellion in the United States. Beginning with Indigenous peoples’ resistance to European colonization and continuing through to today’s climate change demonstrations, Browne-Marshall sheds light on known and forgotten movements and their unsung leaders, revealing how protest has shaped our nation and remains a vital force for change today.

Drawing upon legal documents, archival material, government documents and secondary sources, and memoir, A Protest History of the United States gives voice to those who pushed back against the mistreatment of others, themselves, and in some instances planet Earth. Browne-Marshall highlights stories of individuals from all walks of life, backgrounds, and time periods who helped bring strong attention to their causes. Those stories include those of:

  • Wahunsenacock, commonly known as Chief Powhatan, who took on English invaders in pre-colonial America in 1607;
  • legendary boxer Muhammad Ali who refused to be inducted into the US military during the Vietnam era and appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court;
  • and David Buckel, LGBTQ+ rights lawyer and environmental activist who protested against fossil fuels by committing self-immolation in 2018.

Regardless of whether these protests accomplished their end goals, Browne-Marshall reminds us that dissent is always meaningful and impactful. In fact, reading this book is an act of protest.


Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is an EMMY award-winning writer, an educator, a legal advocate, and a playwright. She is a professor of Constitutional Law and African Studies at John Jay College (CUNY), was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, as well as a Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. She won the 2024 American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award. Her books include She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power, The Voting Rights War, and Race, Law, and American Society.

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