Cover image for To poison a nation : the murder of Robert Charles and the rise of Jim Crow policing in America / Andrew Baker.
Title:
To poison a nation : the murder of Robert Charles and the rise of Jim Crow policing in America / Andrew Baker.
ISBN:
9781620976036
Personal Author:
Baker, Andrew D.
Publication Information:
New York : The New Press, [2021]
Physical Description:
viii, 363 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
"An explosive, long-forgotten story of police violence in New Orleans that exposes the historical roots of today's criminal justice crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Personal Subject:
Charles, Robert, 1865?-1900-Death and burial.
Geographic Term:
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
Subject Term:
African Americans -- Violence against--Louisiana--New Orleans -- History 19th century

Police brutality--Louisiana--New Orleans -- History 19th century

Race riots--Louisiana--New Orleans -- History 19th century

African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.--Louisiana--New Orleans -- History 19th century

Black people -- Violence against--Louisiana--New Orleans -- History 19th century

Black people -- Legal status, laws, etc.--Louisiana--New Orleans -- History 19th century
OCLC Number:
on1191239526
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