All our Trials explores the intersection between race, gender, sexual orientation and the American "justice" system. Although racialized people made inroads during the Civil Rights Movement of the '60s, systematic changes didn't begin until much later. Racialized people continued to remain active. This book is extremely detailed, citing prominent voices, movements and publications of the time. Women were being thrown into jail for acts of self-defense, for protecting their families and even for looking at someone the wrong way. Thanks to the efforts of these valiant women (and men), we have a more intersectional feminist movement that helped decriminalize homosexuality and other queer identities and helped ensure imprisoned racialized people have basic human rights. I'm rating the book 4/5 stars because although it's very good, it covers a LOT of ground and is pretty dry. Still worth the read if you want to learn more.

Trigger warnings: domestic violence, police brutality, sexual assault