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"On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of four officers of Minnesota's Minneapolis Police Department. One of the officers had knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and around the world calling for an end to police violence. [This book] . . . explores who George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed"--Provided by publisher.
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"Americans are fighting back against police violence, calling for police departments to be reformed and, in some cases, abolished. Politicians at local, state, and national levels have responded in a variety of ways to these calls to action. [This book] . . . explores the government's response to protests and policies introduced by legislators to combat police violence"--Provided by publisher.
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"This book explores how the US criminal justice system perpetuates inequality, from the police's origins as slave patrols to the school-to-prison pipeline. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and there is great racial inequality in the criminal justice system"--OCLC.
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"Racial bias, both implicit and explicit, is easy to see in American news media. [This book] . . . explores differences in reporting about people of different races, as well as why representation in all levels of media are important to combat systemic racism"--Provided by publisher.
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