| Other author/creator | Cottman, Michael H., author. |
| Other author/creator | Gaines, Patrice, author. |
| Other author/creator | Charles, Nick (Journalist), author. |
| Other author/creator | Harriston, Keith, author. |
| Other author/creator | Morial, Marc H., writer of foreword. |
| Portion of title |
How Black lives came to matter in America |
| Contents |
Why Black Lives Matter matters -- The Black carnage of the coronavirus -- Dealing with policing in America -- Locking up Black lives -- Church in the age of the BLM movement -- Black political lineage: from Adam Clayton Powell to Barack Obama -- The rise of Georgia Black voters -- The need for fair legislation -- The matter of the wealth gap -- Moving on -- Hope for the future. |
| Abstract |
"For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the horrific nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on camera, and it ended with the sweeping federal, state, and intrapersonal changes that followed. It is a simple story, wherein white America finally witnessed enough brutality to move their collective consciousness. The only problem is that it isn't true. George Floyd was not the first Black man to be killed by police-he wasn't even the first to inspire nation-wide protests-yet his death came at a time when America was already at a tipping point. In say their names, five seasoned journalists probe this critical shift. With a piercing examination of how inequality has been propagated throughout history, from Black imprisonment and the Convict Leasing program to long-standing predatory medical practices to over-policing, the authors highlight the disparities that have long characterized the dangers of being Black in America. They examine the many moderate attempts to counteract these inequalities, from the modern Civil Rights movement to Ferguson, and how the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others pushed compliance with an unjust system to its breaking point. Finally, they outline the momentous changes that have resulted from this movement, while at the same time proposing necessary next steps to move forward."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Foreword by Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of he National Urban League."-- from the cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-330). |
| LCCN | 2021023045 |
| ISBN | 9781538737828 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1538737825 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# |
40030792095 |
