Celebrate People's History! : The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution

The best way to learn history is to visualize it! Since 1998 Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced over one hundred posters by over eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. __Celebrate People's History!__ presents these essential moments—acts of resistance and great events in an often hidden history of human and civil rights struggles—as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most interesting and socially engaged artists working today. Includes Cristy Road, Swoon, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Sabrina Jones, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more. **Josh MacPhee** is an artist and activist whose work revolves around themes of history, radical politics, and public space. His most recent books are __Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures__, co-edited with Dara Greenwald, and __Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today__. He also is a member of the political art cooperative Justseeds.org and a co-editor of __Signal: A Journal of International Political Graphics__. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. One Hundred Posters Designed By Over Eighty Artists Celebrate Important Acts Of Resistance--events And Individuals Working Toward Racial Justice, Women's Rights, Queer Liberation, Labor Struggles, And Innovative Activism. Cph Is A Creative Tour Through History From Some Of The Most Socially Engaged Artists Working Today. Artists Include Christy Road, Nicole Schulman, Swoon, Eric Drooker, Garage Collective, And More. Foreword / Rebecca Solnit -- Introduction / Josh Macphee -- The Diggers -- The Pueblo Revolt -- Jamaican Maroons Fend Off The British -- The Stono Rebellion -- John Brown -- The Haitian Revolution -- Frederick Douglass -- Sequoyah And The Cherokee Writing System -- Elisée Reclus -- The Underground Railroad -- The Little Shell Band Of Chippewa Indians -- Harriet Tubman And The Combahee River Action -- Little Bighorn -- El Hijo Del Ahuizote -- May Day -- Haymarket -- Las Gorras Blancas -- Battle Of Homestead -- Eugene V. Debs -- Gabriel Dumont And The Métis Resistance -- Emma Goldman -- Dr. Marie Equi -- Major Taylor -- Aunt Molly Jackson -- Primo Tapia De La Cruz -- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn -- Paul Robeson -- Red Feds -- Lawrence Textile Strike -- Kalamazoo Corset Company Strike -- Iww Local 8 -- Louise Olivereau -- The Dil Pickle Club -- Sacco And Vanzetti -- Amazon Army -- Seki Ran Kai -- The Battle Of Blair Mountain -- The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters (& Maids) --^ Augusto César Sandino -- The Bonus Marchers -- Highlander Folk School -- The Funsten 500 -- Las Mujeres Libres -- Flint Sit-down Strike -- The Durruti Column -- Disney Animators Strike -- The White Rose -- Harry Hay -- Grace Lee And Jimmy Boggs -- James Baldwin -- Jane Jacobs -- Nueva Canción -- Matzpen -- El Hajj Malik Shabazz -- Dolores Huerta -- Muhammad Ali -- Compton's Cafeteris Riot -- The Brown Berets -- Drum -- The Young Lords Organization -- Up Against The Wall, Motherfucker -- The Milwaukee 14 -- The International Hotel -- Fred Hampton -- The Occupation Of Alcatraz -- Los Siete De La Raza -- Sylvia Ray Rivera -- Jane -- The Occupation Of Ford Hall -- Walter Rodney -- Os Cangaceiros -- National Prisoners Reform Association -- The Lesbian Herstory Archives -- The Suicide Club -- Prison Justice Day -- The Animal Liberation Front -- Madres De Plaza De Mayo -- Crass -- Wangari Maathai -- Co-madres -- B.u.g.a. U.p. -- The Escape Of Assata Shakur -- The Silent Majority --^ Informal Recyclers -- Phoolan Devi -- Chico Mendes -- Judy Bari -- Adapt -- The Great Arizona Mine Strike -- Mothers Of East Los Angeles -- Act Up Philadelphia -- 8.8.88 -- Battle Of Tompkins Square Park -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Jana Sanskriti -- Narmada Bachao Andolan -- The Korean Peasants League -- Sarah White And The Delta Pride Strike -- The Red Army Faction Attack On Weiterstadt Prison -- Ezln -- Mystic Massacre Statue Moved -- Cochabamba Water Struggle -- J18 Or The Carnival Against Capitalism -- Vieques Libre -- San Francisco Shutdown -- Shannon Airport Plowshares -- Atenco Aguanta -- Oaxaca Women's Resistance -- Smash Edo/itt -- Youth-led Resistance To Immigration Raids And Deportations -- Artist Biographies. Edited By Josh Macphee ; Foreword By Rebecca Solnit. A beautifully designed poster book full of inspiring images of rebellion and inspiring stories of resistancewith a foreword by Rebecca Solnit. Since 1998, Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced more than one hundred posters by more than eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, womens rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. Celebrate Peoples History presents these essential works as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most socially engaged artists working today. This beautifully rendered book includes artwork by Cristy Road, Swoon, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Sabrina Jones, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more. Celebrate Peoples History is a treasure trove of images and stories that will inspire anyone looking to better understand the history and legacy of activism. The best way to learn history is to visualize it!Since 1998, Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced over one hundred posters by over eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. Celebrate People's History! presents these essential moments—acts of resistance and great events in an often hidden history of human and civil rights struggles—as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most interesting and socially engaged artists working today.Celebrate People's History includes artwork by Cristy Road, Swoon, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Sabrina Jones, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more.