Insurrection: Rebellion, Civil Rights, and the Paradoxical State of Black Citizenship - Hardcover

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We can’t talk about the Insurrection Act in America without talking about race. The Act was passed in 1807 to give the president the ability to deploy federal military forces domestically to fend off rebellion against slavery—amid the silent fear that enslaved people would violently revolt en masse against their bondage. Later, in a curious paradox, the Act was used to enforce the civil rights of African Americans, defending the entry of Black students into previously segregated educational institutions, but also to quell riots that erupted after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Over history, its overall application has swung between protection of white property and protection of Black people, depending on political context. More recently, the Insurrection Act was invoked to suppress the so-called “race riots” in Los Angeles in 1992. President Trump has often threatened to use its power to deploy federal troops to American cities, both in response to the nationwide protests following George Floyd’s killing in 2020 and during his second presidency.Insurrection

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