marginalia no. 8Black freedom and Black beautyJessica Marie JohnsonDec 03, 2025∙ Paid12ShareDerecka Purnell, Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Astra House, 2022).Derecka Purnell, Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Astra House, 2022).Derecka Purnell, Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Astra House, 2022).Stephanie MH Camp, “Black Is Beautiful: An American History,” The Journal of Southern History 81, no. 3 (2015): 675.Kitchen Table History is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.SubscribeThis post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext