The uncommon case of Daniel Brown : how a White police officer was convicted of killing a Black citizen, Baltimore, 1875 /

The uncommon case of Daniel Brown : how a White police officer was convicted of killing a Black citizen, Baltimore, 1875 / Gordon H. Shufelt.

"In 1875, an Irish-born Baltimore policeman, Patrick McDonald, entered the home of Daniel Brown, an African American laborer, and clubbed and shot Brown, who died within an hour of the attack. In similar cases at the time, authorities routinely exonerated Maryland law enforcement officers who k...

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Main Author: Shufelt, Gordon H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2021]
Series:True crime history series.
Subjects:
Brown, Daniel, > -1875.
McDonald, Patrick > (Police officer)
Police misconduct > Maryland > Baltimore > History > 19th century > Case studies.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > Maryland > Baltimore > History > 19th century > Case studies.
African Americans > Crimes against.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Murder.
Race relations.
Maryland > Baltimore.
United States.
History.

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