Race, crime and policing in the Jim Crow South : African Americans and law enforcement in Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans, 1920-1945
Brandon T. Jett (Author)
"Throughout the Jim Crow era, southern police departments played a vital role in the maintenance of white supremacy. Black residents of southern cities repeatedly complained about violent policing strategies and law enforcement's seeming lack of interest in crimes committed against African Americans. By examining the myriad ways in which African Americans influenced the police to serve the interests of the Black community, Jett adds a new layer to our understanding of race relations in the urban South in the Jim Crow era and contributes to current debates around the relationship between the police and minorities in the United States." --Cover
Print Book, English, 2023
Louisiana Paperback edition
Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 2023