Black rage confronts the law

Black rage confronts the law [electronic resource] / Paul Harris.

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In 1971, Paul Harris pioneered the modern version of the black rage defense when he successfully defended a young black man charged with armed bank robbery. Dubbed one of the most novel criminal defenses in American history by Vanity Fair, the black rage defense is enormously controversial, frequent...

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Main Author: Harris, Paul, 1943 February 17-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1997.
Series:Critical America.
Subjects:
Defense (Criminal procedure) > United States.
African Americans > Psychology.
Racism > United States.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Extenuating circumstances > United States.
Defense (Criminal procedure)
Extenuating circumstances.
Race relations.
Racism.
United States > Race relations.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Black Rage Defense, 1846: The Trial of William Freeman
  • 2. The Black Rage Defense, 1971
  • 3. The Law: Its Myths and Rituals
  • 4. Black Rage 1971: The Case of James Johnson, Jr.
  • 5. James Johnson's Workers' Compensation Case
  • 6. Racism, Rage, and Criminal Defenses
  • 7. To Use or Not to Use the Black Rage Defense
  • 8. Race, Class, and the Trials of Clarence Darrow
  • 9. A Survey of Black Rage Cases
  • 10. Urban War Zones
  • 11. White Rage
  • Hate Crimes
  • 12. White Rage
  • Do Prisons Cause Crime?
  • 13. The Cultural Defense and the Trials of Patrick Hooty Croy
  • 14. "Remake the World."

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