Hands Up, Don’t Shoot : : Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America / / Jennifer E. Cobbina.
Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racismFollowing 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 of...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Race and Policing: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same
- 2. “Guilty Until Proven Innocent”: Life under Suspicion
- 3. “It’s a Blue Thing”: Race and Black Police Officers
- 4. “We Stand United”: Why Protesters Marched
- 5. “I Will Be Out Here Every Day Strong!”: Repressive Policing and Future Activism
- 6. Public Disorder
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A: Demographic Characteristics of Protesters in Ferguson and Baltimore
- Appendix B: Research Methods
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author