Black rage confronts the law
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, frequent...
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| Language: | English |
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New York
New York University Press
©1997, 1997
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| Series: | Critical America
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Black Rage Defense, 1846: The Trial of William Freeman
- 2. The Black Rage Defense, 1971
- 3. The Law: Its Myths and Rituals
- 4. Black Rage 1971: The Case of James Johnson, Jr.
- 5. James Johnson's Workers' Compensation Case
- 6. Racism, Rage, and Criminal Defenses
- 7. To Use or Not to Use the Black Rage Defense
- 8. Race, Class, and the Trials of Clarence Darrow
- 9. A Survey of Black Rage Cases
- 10. Urban War Zones
- 11. White Rage
- Hate Crimes
- 12. White Rage
- Do Prisons Cause Crime?
- 13. The Cultural Defense and the Trials of Patrick Hooty Croy
- 14. "Remake the World."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and index