The condemnation of blackness race, crime, and the making of modern urban America / Khalil Gibran Muhammad.
| Author/creator | Muhammad, Khalil Gibran, 1972- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2019] |
| Description | xxx, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Race, crime, and the making of modern urban America |
| Contents | Introduction: The mismeasure of crime -- Saving the nation : the racial data revolution and the negro problem -- Writing crime into race : racial criminalization and the dawn of Jim Crow -- Incriminating culture : the limits of racial liberalism in the progressive era -- Preventing crime : white and black reformers in Philadelphia -- Fighting crime : politics and prejudice in the city of brotherly love -- Policing racism : Jim Crow justice in the urban north -- Conclusion: The conundrum of criminality. |
| Abstract | Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have had on urban development and social policies. |
| General note | Originally published in 2010. |
| General note | "Preface 2019": Pages xi-xxx. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Awards note | Winner of the John Hope Franklin Prize. |
| Awards note | A Moyers & Company Best Book of the Year. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019461224 |
| ISBN | 9780674238145 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0674238141 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |