{"product_id":"bird-uncaged-an-abolitionists-freedom-song-9781645036524","title":"Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a leading prison abolitionist, a moving memoir about coming of age in Brooklyn and surviving incarceration--and a call to break free from all the cages that confine us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarlon Peterson grew up in 1980s Crown Heights, raised by Trinidadian immigrants. Amid the routine violence that shaped his neighborhood, Marlon became a high-achieving and devout child, the specter of the American dream opening up before him. But in the aftermath of immense trauma, he participated in a robbery that resulted in two murders. At nineteen, Peterson was charged and later convicted. He served ten long years in prison. While incarcerated, Peterson immersed himself in anti-violence activism, education, and prison abolition work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBird Uncaged\u003c\/i\u003e, Peterson challenges the typical \"redemption\" narrative and our assumptions about justice. With vulnerability and insight, he uncovers the many cages--from the daily violence and trauma of poverty, to policing, to enforced masculinity, and the brutality of incarceration--created and maintained by American society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird Uncaged\u003c\/i\u003e is a twenty-first-century abolitionist memoir, and a powerful debut that demands a shift from punishment to healing, an end to prisons, and a new vision of justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarlon Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the principal of The Precedential Group, a social justice consulting firm. He is host of the Decarcerated Podcast, a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and a 2015 recipient of the Soros Justice Fellowship. \u003ci\u003eEbony Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e has named him one of America's 100 most influential and inspiring leaders in the Black community. His TED Talk, \"Am I not human? a call for criminal justice reform,\" has over 1.2 million views. He contributed to Kiese Laymon's \u003ci\u003eHow to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America\u003c\/i\u003e and Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin's \u003ci\u003eHow We Fight White Supremacy\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColorlines\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. A graduate of New York University, he lives in Brooklyn and plays the steelpan during the summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521294962962,"sku":"9781645036524","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1181c0d9-9e40-42ca-8253-d74fe455bf61.jpg?v=1731100987","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bird-uncaged-an-abolitionists-freedom-song-9781645036524","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}