Black Rage Confronts the Law

by Paul Harris

Book Overview

Traces the origins of the black rage defense in criminal court history

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, frequently dismissed as irresponsible, nothing less than a harbinger of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814735274
• ISBN13: 9780814735275
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

angryblackmale

I finally found a book that shows examples of my feelings being an angry black man living in a racist country. I have lost my temper and assaulted whites who disrespected me in the past. I fear I will die early because of the daily stress caused by white racist.