Black Rage in New Orleans: Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina

by Leonard N. Moore

Book Overview

In Black Rage in New Orleans, Leonard N. Moore traces the shocking history of police corruption in the Crescent City from World War II to Hurricane Katrina and the concurrent rise of a large and energized black opposition to it. In New Orleans, crime, drug abuse, and murder were commonplace, and an underpaid, inadequately staffed, and poorly trained police force frequently resorted to brutality against African Americans. Endemic corruption among...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807177377
• ISBN13: 9780807177372
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"