The Assault on Communities of Color: Exploring the Realities of Race-Based Violence

by Nicholas D. Hartlep and Kenneth Fasching-Varner

Book Overview

The United States is not post-racial, despite claims otherwise. The days of lynching have been replaced with a pernicious modern racism and race-based violence equally strong and more difficult to untangle. This violence too often results in the killing of Black Americans, particularly males. While society may believe we have transcended race, contemporary history tells another story with the recent killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475819730
• ISBN13: 9781475819731
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"