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The Resource They can't kill us all : Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement, Wesley Lowery

They can't kill us all : Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement, Wesley Lowery

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Summary
A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it. Conducting hundreds of interviews over the course of more than one year of reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery traveled from Ferguson, Missouri, to Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; and Baltimore, Maryland, and then back to Ferguson to uncover life inside the most heavily policed, if otherwise neglected, corners of America today. In an effort to grasp the magnitude of the response to Michael Brown's death and understand the scale of the problem police violence represents, Lowery speaks to Brown's family and the families of other victims as well as local activists. By posing the question "What does the loss of any one life mean to the rest of the nation?" Lowery examines the cumulative effect of decades of racially biased policing in segregated neighborhoods with failing schools, crumbling infrastructure, and too few jobs. Studded with moments of joy, and tragedy, They Can't Kill us All offers a historically informed look at the standoff between the police and those they are sworn to protect, showing that civil unrest is just one tool of resistance in the broader struggle for justice. As Lowery brings vividly to life, the protests against police killings are also about the black community's long history on the receiving end of perceived and actual acts of injustice and discrimination. They Can't Kill us All grapples with a persistent if largely unexamined aspect of the otherwise transformative presidency of Barack Obama: the failure to deliver tangible security and opportunity to those Americans most in need of both
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
248 pages
Contents
  • The story
  • Ferguson : a city holds its breath
  • Cleveland : coming home
  • North Charleston : caught on camera
  • Baltimore : life pre-indictment
  • Charleston : Black death is Black death
  • Ferguson, again : a year later, the protests continue
  • Three days in July
Isbn
9780316312479
Instance
Label
They can't kill us all : Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement
Title
They can't kill us all
Title remainder
Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement
Statement of responsibility
Wesley Lowery
Title variation
They cannot kill us all
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it. Conducting hundreds of interviews over the course of more than one year of reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery traveled from Ferguson, Missouri, to Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; and Baltimore, Maryland, and then back to Ferguson to uncover life inside the most heavily policed, if otherwise neglected, corners of America today. In an effort to grasp the magnitude of the response to Michael Brown's death and understand the scale of the problem police violence represents, Lowery speaks to Brown's family and the families of other victims as well as local activists. By posing the question "What does the loss of any one life mean to the rest of the nation?" Lowery examines the cumulative effect of decades of racially biased policing in segregated neighborhoods with failing schools, crumbling infrastructure, and too few jobs. Studded with moments of joy, and tragedy, They Can't Kill us All offers a historically informed look at the standoff between the police and those they are sworn to protect, showing that civil unrest is just one tool of resistance in the broader struggle for justice. As Lowery brings vividly to life, the protests against police killings are also about the black community's long history on the receiving end of perceived and actual acts of injustice and discrimination. They Can't Kill us All grapples with a persistent if largely unexamined aspect of the otherwise transformative presidency of Barack Obama: the failure to deliver tangible security and opportunity to those Americans most in need of both
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YDXCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1990-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Lowery, Wesley
Dewey number
305.896/073
Index
index present
LC call number
  • E185.86
  • HV7936.R3
LC item number
  • .L69 2016
  • .L69 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Black lives matter movement
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Racial profiling in law enforcement
  • Police shootings
  • Police misconduct
  • Race discrimination
  • Racism
Target audience
adult
Label
They can't kill us all : Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement, Wesley Lowery
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-240) and index
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volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The story -- Ferguson : a city holds its breath -- Cleveland : coming home -- North Charleston : caught on camera -- Baltimore : life pre-indictment -- Charleston : Black death is Black death -- Ferguson, again : a year later, the protests continue -- Three days in July
Control code
ocn944933782
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
248 pages
Isbn
9780316312479
Lccn
2016948558
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Note
305.896 L953 ; XX-N ; [A16BP071, #48, 6@27.00, wjm/CD]
System control number
(OCoLC)944933782
Label
They can't kill us all : Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement, Wesley Lowery
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-240) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The story -- Ferguson : a city holds its breath -- Cleveland : coming home -- North Charleston : caught on camera -- Baltimore : life pre-indictment -- Charleston : Black death is Black death -- Ferguson, again : a year later, the protests continue -- Three days in July
Control code
ocn944933782
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
248 pages
Isbn
9780316312479
Lccn
2016948558
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Note
305.896 L953 ; XX-N ; [A16BP071, #48, 6@27.00, wjm/CD]
System control number
(OCoLC)944933782

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