The Condemnation of Blackness : Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America, With a New Preface /

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Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Muhammad, Khalil Gibran (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2021]
Temas:
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > History > 20th century.
Crime and race > United States > History > 20th century.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States > History > 20th century.
Hate crimes > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface 2019
  • Introduction: The Mismeasure of Crime
  • 1 Saving the Nation: The Racial Data Revolution and the Negro Problem
  • 2 Writing Crime into Race: Racial Criminalization and the Dawn of Jim Crow
  • 3 Incriminating Culture: The Limits of Racial Liberalism in the Progressive Era
  • 4 Preventing Crime: White and Black Reformers in Philadelphia
  • 5 Fighting Crime: Politics and Prejudice in the City of Brotherly Love
  • 6 Policing Racism: Jim Crow Justice in the Urban North
  • Conclusion: The Conundrum of Criminality
  • Manuscript Sources
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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