
Justice for George Floyd
Duchess Harris(Author)
North Star Editions (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-64494-508-7 (ISBN)
Description
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. Justice for George Floyd explores who George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a hot-button topic that inspires a lot of strong feelings, and this volume is admirable in its neutral tone, its adherence to facts, and its avoidance of bothsidesism."-Booklist, starred reviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 9 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 9 to 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
132 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64494-508-7 (9781644945087)
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Person
Professor Harris is the chair of the American Studies Department
at Macalester College. The author and coauthor of four books (Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA and Black Lives Matter with Sue Bradford Edwards, Racially Writing the Republic: Racists, Race Rebels, and Transformations of American Identity with Bruce Baum, and Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton/Obama), she has been an associate editor for Litigation News, the American Bar Association Section's quarterly flagship publication, and was the first editor-in-chief of Law Raza Journal, an interactive online race and the law journal for William Mitchell College of Law.
She has earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law.
at Macalester College. The author and coauthor of four books (Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA and Black Lives Matter with Sue Bradford Edwards, Racially Writing the Republic: Racists, Race Rebels, and Transformations of American Identity with Bruce Baum, and Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton/Obama), she has been an associate editor for Litigation News, the American Bar Association Section's quarterly flagship publication, and was the first editor-in-chief of Law Raza Journal, an interactive online race and the law journal for William Mitchell College of Law.
She has earned a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota and a Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law.