Hinton, Elizabeth

America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s

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ISBN 13:
9780008443832
author:
Hinton, Elizabeth
format:
Hardback
publisher:
William Collins
language:
English
Publication Year:
2021
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
24 x 15.9 x 3.6 centimeters (0.2
Genre:
History, United States, 20th Century,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£8.17

Description

A New York Times Notable Book Best Books of 2021: TIME, Smithsonian New York Times Book Review * Editors' Choice. The United States experienced domestic violence on a scale not seen since the Civil War between 1964 and 1972. In response to police brutality and systemic racism, Black residents threw punches and Molotov cocktails at police officers, plundering local businesses and vandalizing exploitative institutions. This period has had a lasting impact on American society. Acclaimed professor Elizabeth Hinton draws on previously untapped sources to explore this extraordinary history for the first time. She argues that understanding the civil rights struggle requires coming to terms with the violence and expanded policing regime that followed it. The book highlights how police violence can lead to community violence, and how policymakers often respond by further criminalizing entire groups instead of addressing underlying socioeconomic causes. Taking us from the uprising in Watts, Los Angeles in 1965 to the murder of George Floyd in 2020, America on Fire offers an unprecedented framework for understanding the crisis at the country's heart.

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