Not Guilty: Twelve Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life

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Creators & Publishers
Editor
Publisher
Amistad
Metadata
ISBN
0060185384
Collection
Part of Stetson Kennedy Library
Year
2001
Description

"Not Guilty is an anthology of twelve original essays by some of America's most influential young black male writers and critics dealing with how they see this country and how this country sees then. American society, past and present, has a contentious relationship with black men. The greatest evidence of this hostility is the use of ravial profiling by law enforcement. Incidents involving Amadou Diallo, Patrick Dorismonf, Rodney King, Abner Louima, and the New Jersey State Police all highlight this problem. With the Diallo case as a springboard for exploration, essays range from discussions on encounters with police to hesitating to purchase a luxury car for fear of police suspicion to historical examinations of race relations in the United States. The contributors- poets, journalists, lawyers, writers, and professors- are as varied as the contents of their essays. Each presents an honest, personal, and erudite examination on life as a black male in America."
-Taken from book sleeve