America on fire : the untold history of police violence and Black rebellion since the 1960s / Elizabeth Hinton.

"From one of our top historians, a groundbreaking story of policing and 'riots' that shatters our understanding of the post-civil rights era. What began in spring 2020 as local protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police quickly exploded into a massive na...

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Main Author: Hinton, Elizabeth Kai, 1983- (Author)
Other title:Untold history of police violence and Black rebellion since the 1960s.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Origins. The cycle ; The projects ; The vigilantes ; The snipers ; The poisoned tree ; The schools ; The commissions
  • Part II: Legacies. The system ; The proposal ; The reforms
  • Timeline of Black rebellions.