Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader

Presents key voices and essential texts relevant to understanding today’s abolitionist movement. Supporters of the contemporary abolitionist movement, which has exploded
since the George Floyd protests of 2020, will be eager to read this
book. Includes an unpublished communique by Angela Davis written in her 20s while she was in jail. Co-editor Mumia Abu-Jamal is the most famous political prisoner alive today.The editorial arc of the book is historical, beginning with the anti-slavery era and continuing through to the present day. Book is accessible, inspirational, and rhetorically powerful. Co-editor Jennifer Black will schedule a speaking tour for PA, NY, NJ, DC, MD, MA, and beyond. Institutional partnership with the Prison Radio Project, a resource-strong not-for-profit organization dedicated to giving voice to incarcerated people.