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Author:

Gibbs, Jewelle Taylor.

Title:

Race and justice : Rodney King and O.J. Simpson in a house divided / Jewelle Taylor Gibbs ; foreword by Cornel West.

Edition:

lst ed.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass,

Copyright Date:

c1996

Description:

xx, 348 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

King, Rodney.
Trials (Police misconduct)--Los Angeles.--Los Angeles.
Simpson, O. J.,--1947---Trials, litigation, etc.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Foreword -- Part one: Rodney King -- Los Angeles: from Watts to South Central -- Rodney King: Gentle giant or gorilla in the mist? -- The color of justice, I: The trial, the victim, the verdict -- Days of rage: No justice, no peace -- Two commissions and three trials: Community conflict and concepts of justice -- Part two: O.J. Simpson -- O.J. Simpson: The man, the myth, the marriage -- The crime, the chase, the arrest -- The people v. O.J. Simpson: The trial begins -- Ambushing the prosecution: Playing the race card -- The color of justice, II: The verdict, the response, the aftermath -- Part three: Race and justice -- ?Bad blood?: Conspiracy theories and the black community -- A house divided: Healing the wound, restoring the dream -- Appendix A: Research note -- Appendix B: People interviewed.

ISBN:

9780787902643 (acid-free paper)
0787902640 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

96021545

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

EJPD605 -- Rock Rapids Public Library (Rock Rapids)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)