Abolition for the People by Colin Kaepernick

Author:Colin Kaepernick [Kaepernick, Colin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-59591-121-6
Publisher: Kaepernick Publishing
Published: 2015-10-28T04:00:00+00:00

Reader’s Guide

“The idea that we can resolve racism by integrating what is perhaps the most fundamentally anti-Black institution in the US—its policing and prison industry—is the most absurd notion of all,” writes Bree Newsome Bass. What makes this wrong-headed assumption so powerful?

What is the author’s criticism of the argument that police violence is based on a “breakdown in trust” between police and communities? How has this argument served to promote reform and challenge abolitionist movements?

What is the author’s analysis of the role that class plays in police reform and, relatedly, police violence? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

The author demonstrates that “police forces in America began as slave patrols.” Do you believe this history is important to understand integrationist/reformist impulses to policing today? Please explain your answer.

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