Joshua Clark Davis
@joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social
Author POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT (Oct. 2025) on civil rights activists vs. state violence, surveillance, undercover officer infiltration | Historian, University of Baltimore | Bylines at The Nation, Jacobin, Slate
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My new book, POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT, comes out 10/7 and I'm going on a book tour in SF, LA, Baltimore, DC, NYC, and ATL!
10/07, SF: City Lights w/ Daphne Muse
10/09, LA: Skylight w/ Elizabeth Hinton
10/16, Baltimore: Red Emma's w/Judy Richardson
10/18, DC: Politics & Prose w/Judy Richardson
10/07, SF: City Lights w/ Daphne Muse
10/09, LA: Skylight w/ Elizabeth Hinton
10/16, Baltimore: Red Emma's w/Judy Richardson
10/18, DC: Politics & Prose w/Judy Richardson
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We know about police violence during CRM, but there was also COINTELPRO type surveillance by local dep'ts.
And resistance by CORE & SNCC who confronted police abuses head-on, with sit-ins at precincts, blocking streets to protest officer abuse, & more.
Join us Monday to learn more. Free class ⬇️
And resistance by CORE & SNCC who confronted police abuses head-on, with sit-ins at precincts, blocking streets to protest officer abuse, & more.
Join us Monday to learn more. Free class ⬇️
Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back
Scholar Joshua Clark Jackson will discuss his new book Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back. This session is part of the Zinn Educat...
www.zinnedproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
We know about police violence during CRM, but there was also COINTELPRO type surveillance by local dep'ts.
And resistance by CORE & SNCC who confronted police abuses head-on, with sit-ins at precincts, blocking streets to protest officer abuse, & more.
Join us Monday to learn more. Free class ⬇️
And resistance by CORE & SNCC who confronted police abuses head-on, with sit-ins at precincts, blocking streets to protest officer abuse, & more.
Join us Monday to learn more. Free class ⬇️
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“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don’t think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” @codepink.bsky.social co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out of their vans, rolling up on two men who were working… and asking for their papers.”
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don't think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out o...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don’t think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” @codepink.bsky.social co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out of their vans, rolling up on two men who were working… and asking for their papers.”
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Tomorrow (Nov 6) at 7:00pm EST, The Word Is Change welcomes @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion with @chenjerai.bsky.social on his book, Police Against the Movement, shattering the myth that the civil rights movement endured police violence without fighting it
Learn more: buff.ly/OVXgWpc
Learn more: buff.ly/OVXgWpc
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Tomorrow (Nov 6) at 7:00pm EST, The Word Is Change welcomes @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion with @chenjerai.bsky.social on his book, Police Against the Movement, shattering the myth that the civil rights movement endured police violence without fighting it
Learn more: buff.ly/OVXgWpc
Learn more: buff.ly/OVXgWpc
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I'll be in Brooklyn to discuss POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT with @chenjerai.bsky.social next Thursday, 11/06 at the Word is Change!
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'll be in Brooklyn to discuss POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT with @chenjerai.bsky.social next Thursday, 11/06 at the Word is Change!
I'll be in Brooklyn to discuss POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT with @chenjerai.bsky.social next Thursday, 11/06 at the Word is Change!
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'll be in Brooklyn to discuss POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT with @chenjerai.bsky.social next Thursday, 11/06 at the Word is Change!
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Excited for this event on Policing and Counterinsurgency ft @chenjerai.bsky.social, @stschrader1.bsky.social, & @cheatherton.bsky.social next Thursday at NYU! Info & RSVP here: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Excited for this event on Policing and Counterinsurgency ft @chenjerai.bsky.social, @stschrader1.bsky.social, & @cheatherton.bsky.social next Thursday at NYU! Info & RSVP here: as.nyu.edu/research-cen...
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The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...
Judges in every courthouse in the country should be doing this.
October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Judges in every courthouse in the country should be doing this.
I'll be in conversation with Judy Richardson of SNCC tomorrow at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue!
Tomorrow (October 18th) at 3:00 pm EDT, please join @politicsprose.bsky.social in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social, who will be in conversation with Judy Richardson regarding his new book, Police Against the Movement.
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/u0EEqZr
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/u0EEqZr
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'll be in conversation with Judy Richardson of SNCC tomorrow at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue!
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Read an excerpt from @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social’s “Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back.” www.hnn.us/article/sani... @princetonupress.bsky.social
Sanitizing the Civil Rights Movement
Contrary to the story being told in textbooks, media, and museums, the police were not neutral bystanders.
www.hnn.us
October 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Read an excerpt from @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social’s “Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back.” www.hnn.us/article/sani... @princetonupress.bsky.social
Paul Robeson’s house museum has reopened in Philadelphia after 8 months of renovations and nearly 50 years since his death.
October 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Paul Robeson’s house museum has reopened in Philadelphia after 8 months of renovations and nearly 50 years since his death.
Discussing my new book tonight at Red Emma’s with SNCC veteran Judy Richardson!
Tomorrow (Oct 16) at 7:00pm EDT, join @redemmas.org in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his new book, Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, in conversation with Judy Richardson.
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Discussing my new book tonight at Red Emma’s with SNCC veteran Judy Richardson!
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Tomorrow (Oct 16) at 7:00pm EDT, join @redemmas.org in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his new book, Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, in conversation with Judy Richardson.
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tomorrow (Oct 16) at 7:00pm EDT, join @redemmas.org in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his new book, Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, in conversation with Judy Richardson.
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
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“We need everyone to get involved in the fight, and we need everyone to have a vested interest in continuing to resist.”
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
“Despite the app’s goal of protecting people from ICE, its viral success, and the state repression against it, ICEBlock has serious issues: Most
www.counterpunch.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“We need everyone to get involved in the fight, and we need everyone to have a vested interest in continuing to resist.”
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
🚨 new from me 🚨
ICEBlock Can’t Block ICE. No App Can.
How Local Organizing, Community Defense and Security Culture Protect Us in Ways Technology Never Could
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please contact the president of Texas State University, Kelly Damphousse, and urge him to respect academic freedom and the first amendment and restore Professor Tom Alter to teaching.
president@txstate.edu, 512-245-2121.
aaup-texas.org/blog?blog=y
president@txstate.edu, 512-245-2121.
aaup-texas.org/blog?blog=y
Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors
AAUP champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes faculty and staff to promote economic security and quality education.
aaup-texas.org
October 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
please contact the president of Texas State University, Kelly Damphousse, and urge him to respect academic freedom and the first amendment and restore Professor Tom Alter to teaching.
president@txstate.edu, 512-245-2121.
aaup-texas.org/blog?blog=y
president@txstate.edu, 512-245-2121.
aaup-texas.org/blog?blog=y
We should be putting up signs to mark these acts of state violence in every community in the country.
October 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
We should be putting up signs to mark these acts of state violence in every community in the country.
Have a piece today in TEEN VOGUE from my new book POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT detailing how the NYPD, LAPD, cops in Chicago and Memphis surveilled the civil rights movement—and then destroyed millions of surveillance files in the ‘70s, including ones that may have shed like on MLK’s assassination.
October 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Have a piece today in TEEN VOGUE from my new book POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT detailing how the NYPD, LAPD, cops in Chicago and Memphis surveilled the civil rights movement—and then destroyed millions of surveillance files in the ‘70s, including ones that may have shed like on MLK’s assassination.
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🚨 We wrote about Flock rolling out "distress detection" that monitored human voices on their gunshot detection devices & asked how it was lawful under eavesdropping laws.
Now, they've changed the ad to replace a "SCREAMING" alert with a "DISTRESS" alert. See below:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Now, they've changed the ad to replace a "SCREAMING" alert with a "DISTRESS" alert. See below:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
October 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🚨 We wrote about Flock rolling out "distress detection" that monitored human voices on their gunshot detection devices & asked how it was lawful under eavesdropping laws.
Now, they've changed the ad to replace a "SCREAMING" alert with a "DISTRESS" alert. See below:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Now, they've changed the ad to replace a "SCREAMING" alert with a "DISTRESS" alert. See below:
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Tomorrow (October 9th) at 7:00 pm PDT, please join Skylight Books in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his book, Police Against the Movement, in conversation with @elizabethkai.bsky.social.
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/dBngfAS
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/dBngfAS
October 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tomorrow (October 9th) at 7:00 pm PDT, please join Skylight Books in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his book, Police Against the Movement, in conversation with @elizabethkai.bsky.social.
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/dBngfAS
Learn more about this free, in-person event here: buff.ly/dBngfAS
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📢 Tuesday 10/7 7pm PT
@joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social in conversation w/ Daphne Muse
celebrating POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back
@princetonupress.bsky.social
In-person, or register for Zoom here: citylights.com/events/joshu...
@joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social in conversation w/ Daphne Muse
celebrating POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back
@princetonupress.bsky.social
In-person, or register for Zoom here: citylights.com/events/joshu...
October 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
📢 Tuesday 10/7 7pm PT
@joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social in conversation w/ Daphne Muse
celebrating POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back
@princetonupress.bsky.social
In-person, or register for Zoom here: citylights.com/events/joshu...
@joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social in conversation w/ Daphne Muse
celebrating POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back
@princetonupress.bsky.social
In-person, or register for Zoom here: citylights.com/events/joshu...
A federal worker "told her that a time-stamped application for a 1st Amendment demonstration can be automatically permitted after 24 hours, if it isn’t explicitly denied.
She submitted another application...When no one responded directly to the permit by Thursday, the group reinstalled the statue."
She submitted another application...When no one responded directly to the permit by Thursday, the group reinstalled the statue."
Statue of Trump and Epstein Holding Hands Returns to National Mall
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A federal worker "told her that a time-stamped application for a 1st Amendment demonstration can be automatically permitted after 24 hours, if it isn’t explicitly denied.
She submitted another application...When no one responded directly to the permit by Thursday, the group reinstalled the statue."
She submitted another application...When no one responded directly to the permit by Thursday, the group reinstalled the statue."
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Get found “in seconds”
October 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Get found “in seconds”
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Today, I spoke w @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social about his new book, Police Against the Movement. Joshua recounts how local police infiltrated, surveilled, & sabotaged civil rights orgs, how those orgs fought back, & what it means for modern police reform movements
open.spotify.com/episode/1IVv...
open.spotify.com/episode/1IVv...
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Today, I spoke w @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social about his new book, Police Against the Movement. Joshua recounts how local police infiltrated, surveilled, & sabotaged civil rights orgs, how those orgs fought back, & what it means for modern police reform movements
open.spotify.com/episode/1IVv...
open.spotify.com/episode/1IVv...
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By placing activism against state violence at the center of the civil rights story, @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social's Police Against the Movement offers critical insight into the power of political resistance in the face of government attacks on protest.
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
October 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
By placing activism against state violence at the center of the civil rights story, @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social's Police Against the Movement offers critical insight into the power of political resistance in the face of government attacks on protest.
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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This book promises to be one of those works that cause us to reevaluate what we think we know about the struggle for civil rights.
My new book, POLICE AGAINST THE MOVEMENT, comes out 10/7 and I'm going on a book tour in SF, LA, Baltimore, DC, NYC, and ATL!
10/07, SF: City Lights w/ Daphne Muse
10/09, LA: Skylight w/ Elizabeth Hinton
10/16, Baltimore: Red Emma's w/Judy Richardson
10/18, DC: Politics & Prose w/Judy Richardson
10/07, SF: City Lights w/ Daphne Muse
10/09, LA: Skylight w/ Elizabeth Hinton
10/16, Baltimore: Red Emma's w/Judy Richardson
10/18, DC: Politics & Prose w/Judy Richardson
September 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This book promises to be one of those works that cause us to reevaluate what we think we know about the struggle for civil rights.