Christopher J. Lebron PhD '09, who earned his doctorate in Political Science from MIT, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Color of Our Shame: Race and Justice in Our Time and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and the Boston Review.

In The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea, Dr. Lebron:

• Presents a concise and accessible history of the rhetoric and activism that has laid the foundation for the modern #BlackLivesMatter movement
• Argues for a renewed focus on the idea of equal standing in society for African Americans, rather than the current focus on policing and laws
• Draws from a number of fields, including African American studies, philosophy, and political science to trace the intellectual foundations of contemporary protest strategy

Lebron, Christopher J. The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea. Oxford University Press, 2017.