Atlanta Youth Murders and the Politics of Race
(Part of the The Elmer H. Johnson and Carol Holmes Johnson Series in Criminnology Series)
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At least twenty-nine black children and young adults were murdered by an Atlanta serial killer between the summer of 1979 and the spring of 1981. Drawing national media attention, the "Atlanta tragedy," as it became known, was immediately labeled a hate crime. However, when a young black man was arrested and convicted for the killings, public attention quickly shifted. Noted criminologist Bernard Headley was in Atlanta as the tragedy unfolded and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0809323192
ISBN13:9780809323197
Release Date:December 1999
Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.8"
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