Introduction

This episode of the dig is brought to you by our listeners who support us at patrion dot com and by university of california press. Combining history, theory and memoir, black feminist historian triva b lindsey star assesses the forms and legacies of violence against black women and girls in the united states today. Black women have led movements demanding justice for briana taylor, sandra bland tonsalau ria milton, iana, stanley jones, and countless others whose lives have been curtailed by violence. Echoing the energy of nina simon's searing protest song that inspired the title, america goddam is a call