Race, Crime, and Policing in the Jim Crow South: African Americans and Law Enforcement in Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans, 1920-1945
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Throughout the Jim Crow era, southern police departments played a vital role in the maintenance of white supremacy. Police targeted African Americans through an array of actions, including violent interactions, unjust arrests, and the enforcement of segregation laws and customs. Scholars have devoted much attention to law enforcement's use of aggression and brutality as a means of maintaining African American subordination. While these interpretations...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807180408
ISBN13:9780807180402
Release Date:October 2023
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:250 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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