Duchess Harris
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book explores the history of police violence in the United States and how Americans are calling for change. From the Civil Rights Movement to the present day, Americans have protested against police brutality.
From the Civil Rights Movement to the present day, Americans have protested against police brutality. Protesting Police Violence in Modern America explores the history of police violence in the United States and how Americans are calling...
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book explores the government's response to protests and policies introduced by legislators to combat police violence. Americans are fighting back against police violence, calling for police departments to be reformed and, in some cases, abolished.
Americans are fighting back against police violence, calling for police departments to be reformed and, in some cases, abolished. Politicians at local, state, and national levels have responded in...
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book explores differences in reporting about people of different races, as well as why representation in all levels of media is important to combat systemic racism. Racial bias, both implicit and explicit, is easy to see in American news media.
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book explores who George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and around the world calling for an end to police violence.
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of four officers of Minnesota's Minneapolis Police Department. One of the officers had knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests...
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book explores how the US criminal justice system perpetuates inequality, from the police's origins as slave patrols to the school-to-prison pipeline. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and there is great racial inequality in the criminal justice system.
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
This book explores the history of racism and how these inequalities are still visible today. From slavery to Jim Crow segregation, racism has a long, deeply rooted history in the United States.
From slavery to Jim Crow segregation, racism has a long, deeply rooted history in the United States. The History of Racism in America explores this history and how these inequalities are still visible today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back...
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