Six days in Cincinnati : a graphic account of the riots that shook the nation a decade before black lives matter / Dan MeĢndez Moore.
Publisher:
Microcosm Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
95 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm
Other Titles:
Mark Twain was right
Notes:
Title from cover. Published in 2012 as : "Mark Twain was right." Copies of "Mark Twain was right" rebound with an overlay cover for "Six days in Cincinnati."
Summary:
"This is the graphic history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the participants. When Timothy Thomas, a 19 year old black man, was fatally shot by police, the city broke out into nonviolent civil disobedience that was met with further police violence. This was the first major uprising of the 21st Century, matched only the LA riots a decade before and the protests in Ferguson over a decade later. Author and illustrator Dan Mendez Moore was 17 at the time and participated in the six days of protests that shook the city between Thomas's death and his funeral. Mendez Moore's comics journalism account sensitively captures a fiery moment in U.S. history through interviews with protestors, community leaders, bystanders, and a frustrated looter. He portrays the tension of a city boiling over, political leaders taking advantage, and an inner-city community coming together. Six Days in Cincinnati is an all-American story of systemic racism and the power of popular movements, more relevant today than ever before"--Publisher's website.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.