Police brutality
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Brutality by police ; Excessive force used by police ; Excessive use of force by police ; Police use of excessive force ; Use of excessive force by police
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2021-01-06, 2021-01-06
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Abstract
This episode covers the police shootings of Tamir Rice and Jacob Blake, and contains criticism of the U.S. government’s response, or lack thereof, to violent white supremacists, especially in contrast to the reaction to demonstrations led by Black communities. The episode also covers the shortcomings of electoral strategies, and the connections between the legacy of slavery in the U.S. to the modern way the state runs prisons, their police forces, and imperialist endeavors overseas. Four...
Dates:
2021-01-06
Free 'Em All Radio with Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage 2022-01-05, 2022-01-05
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Abstract
This episode is a rebroadcasting of the Janurary 6th, 2021 episode. It covers the police shootings of Tamir Rice and Jacob Blake, and contains criticism of the U.S. government’s response, or lack thereof, to violent white supremacists, especially in contrast to the reaction to demonstrations led by Black communities. The episode also covers the shortcomings of electoral strategies, and the connections between the legacy of slavery in the U.S. to the modern way the state runs prisons, their...
Dates:
2022-01-05
