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Fight the Power - African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City (Hardcover)
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Fight the Power - African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City (Hardcover)
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A story of resistance, power and politics as revealed through New
York City's complex history of police brutality The 2014 killing of
Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri was the catalyst for a national
conversation about race, policing, and injustice. The subsequent
killings of other black (often unarmed) citizens led to a surge of
media coverage which in turn led to protests and clashes between
the police and local residents that were reminiscent of the unrest
of the 1960s. Fight the Power examines the explosive history of
police brutality in New York City and the black community's long
struggle to resist it. Taylor brings this story to life by
exploring the institutions and the people that waged campaigns to
end the mistreatment of people of color at the hands of the police,
including the black church, the black press, black communists and
civil rights activists. Ranging from the 1940s to the mayoralty of
Bill de Blasio, Taylor describes the significant strides made in
curbing police power in New York City, describing the grassroots
street campaigns as well as the accomplishments achieved in the
political arena and in the city's courtrooms. Taylor challenges the
belief that police reform is born out of improved relations between
communities and the authorities arguing that the only real solution
is radically reducing the police domination of New York's black
citizens.
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