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Author Baker, Andrew D., author.

Title To poison a nation : the murder of Robert Charles and the rise of Jim Crow policing in America / Andrew Baker.

Publication Info. New York : The New Press, 2021.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2068711~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  305.8 BAK    AVAILABLE
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Description viii, 363 pages ; 24 cm
Summary "An explosive, long-forgotten story of police violence in New Orleans that exposes the historical roots of today's criminal justice crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-347) and index.
Subject African Americans -- Violence against -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Charles, Robert, 1865?-1900 -- Death and burial.
Police brutality -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
Race riots -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century.
Added Title Murder of Robert Charles and the rise of Jim Crow policing in America
ISBN 9781620976036 (hc)
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