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African Americans Politics and government African Americans Social conditions New Jersey Newark Police Complaints against Police misconduct Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Southern States History 1865-1877 United States United States Politics and government 1865-1877 United States Race relationsSummary: Bringing together reporting, profiles, memoir and criticism from The New Yorker to present a bold and complex portrait of black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision, and artistic inspiration throughout history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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Summary: "Recognizing that an historic study of American racism and police violence should become part of today's canon, Jelani Cobb contextualizes it for a new generation. The Kerner Commission Report, released a month before Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination, is among a handful of government reports that reads like an illuminating history book-a dramatic, often shocking, exploration of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.32 ESSSummary: Against the backdrop of a pandemic that is disproportionately killing Black people, the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police in 2020 sparked a push for racial justice and calls for change. The film explores the story of Newark, New Jersey which has been undergoing an experiment in police reform for several years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV POLGates, Henry Louis Jr.
Summary: Explores the historical period following the American Civil War known as Reconstruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2019