Fight the Power : African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City /

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A story of resistance, power and politics as revealed through New York City's complex history of police brutality The 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri was the catalyst for a national conversation about race, policing, and injustice. The subsequent killings of other black (oft...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Clarence (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Police brutality.
African Americans > Violence against.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Brutalites policieres > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
African Americans > Violence against > New York (State) > New York.
Police brutality > New York (State) > New York > History.
New York (State) > New York.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The People's Voice and Police Brutality
  • 2. The Communist Party and Police Brutality
  • 3. The Nation of Islam and Police Brutality
  • 4. Civil Rights, Community Activists, and Police Brutality
  • 5. Police Brutality, the Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant Riots, and the National Civil Rights Movement
  • 6. John Lindsay, Racial Politics, and the Civilian Complaint Review Board
  • 7. The Triumph of a False Narrative
  • 8. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Police Brutality
  • 9. Abner Louima, Amadou Diallo, and the Resistance to Giuliani
  • 10. The Campaign to End Stop, Question, and Frisk
  • 11. The Limits of Mayor de Blasio's Police Reform Agenda; Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?

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