Black lives matter /by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris.

Edwards, Sue Bradford,

Black lives matter /by Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris. - Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, (c)2016. - 1 online resource - Special reports .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Michael Brown and Ferguson -- Black Lives in America -- Oscar Grant -- Unequal Justice -- Trayvon Martin -- Police Protection -- Renisha McBride -- Calling for Change.

The book is instructive across a breadth of genres and audiences. Intended for 6-12th grade students, it is rich in images and side panels featuring relevant facts and figures, including legal judgments, as well as notable quotations from family members of the deceased, past and present government officials, a sociologist trained in criminology, and Patrisse Cullors, founder of the "Black Lives Matter" hashtag



9781680770261 9781680771091


African Americans--Social conditions--21st century--Juvenile literature.
Racism--United States--Juvenile literature.
Racial profiling in law enforcement--United States--Juvenile literature.
Racism.
Racial profiling in law enforcement.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .B533 2016