police brutality and African American activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina Moore, Leonard N. (Leonard Nathaniel) creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. lau Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xiv, 302 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. Introduction: police violence, New Orleans, and the postwar urban landscape -- Negro police will aid in law and order: the fight for black police in the Crescent City -- Or does it explode?: the black freedom struggle comes to New Orleans -- "We want an end to police brutality": the Black Panthers, desire, and police repression -- The politics of self-defense: Mark Essex, the soul patrol, and black vigilantism -- The right to organize: the Black Organization of Police, mass protest, and the city council hearings -- Black power politics: Ernest "Dutch" Morial and the limits of police reform -- "We are living in a police state": the Algiers tragedy, the maturation of community protest, and the politics of a civilian review board -- Black-on-black crime: the consequences of white flight, the war on drugs, and political indifference -- "A new day in Babylon": the professionalization of the New Orleans Police Department and the claiming of urban public space. Leonard N. Moore. Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-292) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-la African Americans Louisiana New Orleans Social conditions 20th century Police-community relations Louisiana New Orleans History 20th century New Orleans (La.) Race relations History 20th century F379.N557 M66 2010eb 363.2/32 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10408462 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10408462 CaPaEBR 090722 ebr10408462