Charleston Syllabus: Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence

by Chad L. Williams and Keisha N. Blain

Book Overview

On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist entered Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and sat with some of its parishioners during a Wednesday night Bible study session. An hour later, he began expressing his hatred for African Americans, and soon after, he shot nine church members dead, the church's pastor and a South Carolina state senator, Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, among them. The ensuing manhunt for the shooter and investigation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820349577
• ISBN13: 9780820349572
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"