Standing My Ground

A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th

By: Harry Dunn

Narrated by: Harry Dunn

The stirring memoir of Harry Dunn, a Capitol Police Officer on duty January 6th, who has become one of the most prominent and essential voices regarding the truth of that day.

Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the bravery and honor of law enforcement was shaken by Ferguson and countless other cases of police brutality towards the Black community. It continued to burn brighter as he watched members of Congress, many of whom he had befriended, lose their way to partisanship, as political extremism intensified. And it exploded into a blaze when he fought side by side with his fellow officers on January 6th, when democracy and their lives were threatened.

Standing My Ground provides a crucial, definitive firsthand account of what happened on that day our country was shocked to its core. But it will also share the story of a man who refused to stay quiet when he learned that some of the men and women he had risked his life protecting, who knew him by name, would deny the horrors they faced. That’s when he chose to speak up and to seek out what his hero John Lewis once termed “good trouble.” Dunn’s ongoing story as a witness willing to meaningfully engage with the media, lawmakers, and the public provides a backdrop for examining the political and racial divide in this country—one that we must overcome in order to demand accountability and preserve our precious democracy.

Thank you.

Thank you for bringing up the racial component to the insurrection. I have felt that perspective has been missing in all the commentaries I have watched. I am half white and half Japanese. I have been the preverbal flag to those in my circle as to why any person of color has polluted their supreme whiteness. These were people who called me a friend.

Harry was honest about the after effects of the attack.

excellent book, his ability to tell the facts about what went down was heartfelt and scary about our future.

Enlightening listen

Good for all Americans to know what another hero experienced during that infamous day! Well done Ofc. Dunn ! Thank you for your service!

Thank you!

Thank you to Harry for not only your service as a police officer, but also for your dedication to the truth. This is an important book. A must read/listen.

Really good!

Harry Dunn gives a riveting account of what happened on January 6th with important background on his life. I recommend his book to anyone interested in law enforcement or men’ mental health.