Black lives matter / Martin Gitlin, book editor.
In 2012, a seventeen-year-old African American boy named Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood by a neighborhood vigilante. When the murderer was acquitted, shockwaves ran through African American communities across the United States. The frustration over the perceived lack of value of African A...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Greenhaven Publishing,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Table of Contents:
- Do Black Lives Matter, or Do All Lives Matter?
- Black Lives Matter because black people are persons / Anthony B. Bradley
- White people are complicit in racism / John Metta
- Black Lives Matter is confusing to voters / Hannah Spencer
- Of course all lives matter--that's not the point / Mike Jordan Laskey
- We must respond to white ignorance / Mary Joyce
- Police are abusing the African American community / Judith Valente
- Does Black Lives Matter Have the Wrong Focus?
- Myths about Black Lives Matter should be debunked / Leroy Barber
- Gang violence is BLM's own worst enemy / Derryck Green
- Black Lives Matter should expand its focus / Garrett Felber
- Psychology can improve cop-community relations / Kirsten Weir
- Insight policing can build bridges / Megan Price and Bruce A. Blitman
- Black Lives Matter: Peaceful Protesters or Fermenters of Violence?
- Black Lives Matter is supported by Communism / James Simpson
- Black Lives Matter is breathing new life into the Civil Rights Movement / Fredrick C. Harris
- Comparing BLM to white supremacists is ludicrous and dangerous / Melanie Schmitz
- Nonviolent protest is a privilege not afforded to all / Nisa Dang
- Are African Americans Really Treated Worse by Law Enforcement?
- Statistics on shootings speak for themselves / Alem Tedeneke
- Video evidence is subject to interpretation / Roseanna Sommers
- Numbers tell terrible truth about Black Lives Matter / David French
- Police brutality cannot be all about race / Universal Life Christian Monastery
- Only independent investigations can create trust / Walter Katz
- Blue Lives Matter paints cops as victims / Adam Quinn.