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One thing your enemies def don't want is for you to search history for possible answers. This society works hard to divorce you from the lessons of previous movement moments. It erases, it white washes, it repackages and recontextualizes, all to keep you building from scratch.
I know y'all are busy, so I am gonna recommend some zines. First, The Mississippi Papers (Volume 1: Historical Moments of Policing, Violence & Resistance) by Mariame Kaba, images/illustrations by Mauricio Pineda (2012). https://policeviolence.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/mississippi-papersfinal.pdf
An (Abridged) History of Police Violence in Harlem (Volume 3: Historical Moments of Policing, Violence & Resistance) by Mariame Kaba (2012). https://policeviolence.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/resistingpoliceviolence_pamphlet-final.pdf
‘We Don’t Want This To Look Like A Massacre:” The Danziger Bridge Shootings (Volume 4: Historical Moments of Policing, Violence & Resistance) by Mariame Kaba, images/illustration by Billy Dee (2012). https://policeviolence.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/danzigertextforwebfinal-doc-compatibility-mode-1.pdf
Assata’s Testimony by Mariame Kaba and
@monicatea2 (2017). http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2017/06/21/new-assata-shakur-zine-available/
@monicatea2 (2017). http://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2017/06/21/new-assata-shakur-zine-available/
This one's a super important read for white folks who are newly mobilized: "Included in this mini zine are some practical considerations for why it's important NOT TO THANK COPS at protests." https://www.afsc.org/resource/we-are-all-we-need-mini-zine
There are so many things people have gotten wrong and right and so many things we can learn about how the enemy operates in different scenarios -- or at least how they have. History is a treasury they don't want you to know is there.
Seize upon your history. It's your birthright.
