This Stops Today: Eric Garner's Mother Seeks Justice After Losing Her Son

by Gwen Carr

Book Overview

After the death of her son, Eric Garner, at the hands of New York City police officers on Staten Island went viral, Gwen Carr's life changed forever. The illegal chokehold that took Garner's life has been seared into the public consciousness forever as the large black man struggled to breathe while a white policeman held him down on a hot concrete sidewalk. His death set the tone for a new normal where young black men and women now automatically document...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538109808
• ISBN13: 9781538109809
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"