Bibliograph

Fight the power, African Americans and the long history of police brutality in New York City, Clarence Taylor

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Fight the power, African Americans and the long history of police brutality in New York City, Clarence Taylor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fight the power

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Clarence Taylor

Sub title

African Americans and the long history of police brutality in New York City

Summary

"This volume describes the history of police brutality in New York City since the 1940s (when the city experienced a massive wave of migration of African Americans from the South and immigration from the Caribbean) and the black community's and activist groups' struggle to resist the brutality, including the role of religious communities, as well as the resistance by police and their allies to altering the power dynamics between people of color and law enforcement." --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The People's voice and police brutality -- The Communist Party and police brutality -- The Nation of Islam and police brutality -- Civil rights, community activists, and police brutality -- Police brutality, the Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant Riots, and the national civil rights movement -- John Lindsay, racial politics, and the Civilian Complaint Review Board -- The triumph of a false narrative -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and police brutality -- Abner Louima, Amadou Diallo, and the resistance Giuliani -- The campaign to end stop, question, and frisk -- The limits of Mayor de Blasio's police reform agenda -- Conclusion : Where do we go from here?

Target audience

adult

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African Americans and the long history of police brutality in New York City

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