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Can Black Lives Matter within U.S. Democracy?

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This article examines the impact of anti-Black state violence on U.S. democracy, tracing the history of that violence and how it has changed from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. I underscore the persistence of state violence against Black Americans, how it undercuts democratization, and how those dynamics provide a useful context for ongoing discussions about the imperfect development of democracy in the United States. I also explore the Black Lives Matter Movement’s (BLMM) emphasis on dismantling the criminal punishment system and the movement’s amplification of the voices of citizens who have often been excluded from the formal political process. I argue that by centering the issue of anti-Black violence, the BLMM is offering a transformative pathway to a more fully functional democracy.

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  • Megan Ming Francis, 2022. "Can Black Lives Matter within U.S. Democracy?," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 699(1), pages 186-199, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:699:y:2022:i:1:p:186-199
    DOI: 10.1177/00027162221078340
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