| Description |
xx, 348 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Foreword / Cornel West -- Pt. 1. Rodney King. 1. Los Angeles: From Watts to South Central. 2. Rodney King: Gentle Giant or Gorilla in the Mist? 3. The Color of Justice, I: The Trial, the Victim, the Verdict. 4. Days of Rage: No Justice, No Peace. 5. Two Commissions and Three Trials: Community Conflict and Concepts of Justice -- Pt. 2. O. J. Simpson. 6. O. J. Simpson: The Man, the Myth, the Marriage. 7. The Crime, the Chase, the Arrest. 8. The People v. O. J. Simpson: The Trial Begins. 9. Ambushing the Prosecution: Playing the Race Card. 10. The Color of Justice, II: The Verdict, the Response, the Aftermath -- Pt. 3. Race and Justice. 11. "Bad Blood": Conspiracy Theories and the Black Community. 12. A House Divided: Healing the Wound, Restoring the Dream -- Appendix A. Research Note --Appendix B. People Interviewed |
| Summary |
Discusses the racial inequality, discrimination, and mistreatment of African-Americans nationwide and particularly of males in Los Angeles, using the cases of Rodney King and O.J. Simpson as examples |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
King, Rodney, 1965-2012.
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King, Rodney.
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Simpson, O. J. (Orenthal James), 1947- -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Simpson, O. J., 1947- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
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Trials (Police misconduct)
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Trials (Police misconduct) -- California -- Los Angeles.
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| LC no. |
96021545 |
| ISBN |
0787902640 (acid-free paper) |
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