Body of Lies: Collective Memory, Traumatic Events, and Collective Action during the Black Lives Matter Movement

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Brief Overview

This article uses in-depth interviews to explore how local Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizers leverage traumatic events and collective memories for collective action in the BLM Movement.

Author

• Monique Newton, Northwestern University