In the Heat of the Summer: A New Book on the 1964 New York Rebellions
This post is part of a blog series I am editing, which announces the release of selected new works in African
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criminal justice system
Keith Cooper: The Stigma of Black Criminality on an (Almost) Exonerated Man
In January 1997, police officers in Elkhart, Indiana arrested Keith Cooper for a purse snatching because he fit the general
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Lessons in Law and Order Politics
While many commentators have juxtaposed the bizarre hilarity of the Republican National Convention to the carefully crafted Democratic National Convention,
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