The Clements Bookworm Author Conversation with Robin Bernstein “Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit”

Robin Bernstein’s latest book, Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder that Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit, exposes the true origins of profit-driven incarceration through the heartbreaking story of William Freeman, an Afro-Native teenager who challenged the system at its source. Freeman’s Challenge examines the myth of inherent Black criminality and the strategies of resilience and resistance shown by African Americans throughout American history. Bernstein will be joined in conversation by Professor LaKisha Simmons.