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Hands up, don't shoot : why the protests in Ferguson and Baltimore matter, and how they changed America /

Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racism Following the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and twenty-five-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, both cities erupted in protest over the unjustified homicides o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cobbina, Jennifer (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Race & policing: the more things change, the more they remain the same
  • "Guilty until proven innocent": life under suspicion
  • "It's a blue thing": race and black police officers
  • "We stand united": why protesters marched
  • "I will be out here every day strong!" : repressive policing and future activism
  • Public disorder
  • Conclusion.