Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around

<p><b>Reveals a remarkable woman's life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights feminism lesbian and gay liberation anti-racism and Black feminism.</b></p><p><b>Silver Winner 2014 </b><b><i>ForeWord</i></b><b> IndieFab Book of the Year Award in the Women's Studies Category </b><br/><b>2015 Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Memoir/Biography presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation </b><br/><b>2015 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction presented by the Publishing Triangle </b></p><p>As an organizer writer publisher scholar-activist and elected official Barbara Smith has played key roles in multiple social justice movements including Civil Rights feminism lesbian and gay liberation anti-racism and Black feminism. Her four decades of grassroots activism forged collaborations that introduced the idea that oppression must be fought on a variety of fronts simultaneously including gender race class and sexuality. By combining hard-to-find historical documents with new unpublished interviews with fellow activists this book uncovers the deep roots of today's identity politics and intersectionality and serves as an essential primer for practicing solidarity and resistance.</p>