{"product_id":"9781541697263","title":"Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a prize-winning historian, a new portrait of an extraordinary activist and the turbulent age in which she lived\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoddess of Anarchy \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the formidable life of the militant writer, orator, and agitator Lucy Parsons. Born to an enslaved woman in Virginia in 1851 and raised in Texas-where she met her husband, the Haymarket \"martyr\" Albert Parsons-Lucy was a fearless advocate of First Amendment rights, a champion of the working classes, and one of the most prominent figures of African descent of her era. And yet, her life was riddled with contradictions-she advocated violence without apology, concocted a Hispanic-Indian identity for herself, and ignored the plight of African Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wealth of new sources, Jacqueline Jones presents not only the exceptional life of the famous American-born anarchist but also an authoritative account of her times-from slavery through the Great Depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128246976752,"sku":"9781541697263","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781541697263_p0.jpg?v=1763746910","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781541697263","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}