{"product_id":"9781469653822","title":"Those Who Know Don't Say by Garrett Felber","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-container\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eThose Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"color: #555;\"\u003eby Garrett Felber\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 20px 0;\"\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f8fb; border-left: 5px solid #2c3e50; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003e🏛️ SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE \u0026amp; CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003eA bold intellectual history centering the Nation of Islam within the Civil Rights Era and detailing the foundational roots of the modern carceral state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003ch4\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eThose Who Know Don't Say\u003c\/strong\u003e, historian Garrett Felber provides a definitive and exhaustively researched account that reframes our understanding of the postwar Black Freedom Movement. Moving beyond the traditional narratives of racial liberalism, voting rights, and school desegregation, Felber focuses on the intense, multifaceted struggle against policing and prisons. By placing the Nation of Islam at the center of this narrative, the text illuminates how Black nationalist organizing and broad-based grassroots coalitions fiercely opposed the emerging carceral state in the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003eThe book rigorously documents the interplay between law enforcement and Muslim communities, revealing how state repression, surveillance, and Islamophobia laid the groundwork for contemporary mass incarceration. Felber captures familiar figures in entirely new contexts—such as Malcolm X serving as a courtroom lawyer and A. Philip Randolph building Harlem coalitions—while simultaneously highlighting the crucial, often overlooked organizing efforts of rank-and-file activists like Martin Sostre. This work is an urgent, indispensable resource for understanding the historical continuum of police violence and the modern prison abolition movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarrett Felber\u003c\/strong\u003e is a prominent historian and scholar whose research focuses on the intersection of social movements, Black nationalism, and the carceral state. His work is recognized for its rigorous archival research and its capacity to uncover the hidden political struggles of marginalized communities, contributing significantly to modern academic discourse on prison abolition and civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003ch4\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h4\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Sociology Scholars:\u003c\/strong\u003e Academics researching the roots of the US carceral system, state surveillance, and mid-20th-century social movements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCivil Rights Advocates:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professionals and activists seeking foundational knowledge on the historical struggles against systemic police violence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCriminology Students:\u003c\/strong\u003e Individuals studying the interplay between law enforcement policies, racial targeting, and prison organizing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n    \n\n    \u003ch4\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h4\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003ePublished as a premier volume in the esteemed \u003cem\u003eJustice, Power, and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003eAcclaimed for its provocative and definitive restructuring of postwar Black Freedom Movement historiography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n    \u003ch4\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e9781469653822\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e1469653826\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003eUniversity of North Carolina Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003ePaperback, Illustrated\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 40px; font-size: 0.9em; color: #777;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBust-Down Books: Armed With Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n        Bust-Down Books: A Name You Can Trust\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n      \"@type\": \"Book\",\n      \"name\": \"Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State\",\n      \"author\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Person\",\n        \"name\": \"Garrett Felber\"\n      },\n      \"isbn\": \"9781469653822\",\n      \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n      \"datePublished\": \"2020\",\n      \"publisher\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n        \"name\": \"University of North Carolina Press\"\n      },\n      \"inLanguage\": \"en\",\n      \"brand\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Brand\",\n        \"name\": \"Bust Down Books\"\n      }\n    }\n    \u003c\/script\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48042100949307,"sku":"1469653826","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781469653822.jpg?v=1749806079","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/9781469653822","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}