Elizabeth Hinton Bücher

»Der unverzichtbare Bericht einer brillanten Historikerin.« Jill Lepore Der Protest gegen strukturellen Rassismus gehört nicht erst seit der Black-Lives-Matter-Bewegung, seit den Toden von Breonna Taylor, George Floyd und vielen anderen zum alltäglichen Straßenbild in den USA. Er ist, wie die Historikerin Elizabeth Hinton in ihrem Buch nachweist, auch nicht als jeweils spontaner Ausbruch von verzweifelter Wut und Gewalt zu verstehen. Mit erzählerischer Wucht und anhand erstmals erschlossener Quellen vollzieht »America on Fire« nach, wie die Rebellion Schwarzer Communitys seit den 1960er-Jahren nahezu ununterbrochen gegen ein System gewaltsamer Unterdrückung ankämpft.

The book presents a groundbreaking narrative that reexamines the history of policing and riots, offering a fresh perspective on the post-civil rights era. Through thorough research, the author challenges established views of the criminal legal system, aiming to reshape the discourse surrounding these critical social issues. This work stands out as a significant contribution to the understanding of contemporary law enforcement and its societal implications.

Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Wall Street Journal Favorite Book of the Year A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year A Publishers Weekly Favorite Book of the Year In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the “land of the free” become the home of the world’s largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America’s prison problem originated with the Reagan administration’s War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society at the height of the civil rights era. “An extraordinary and important new book.” —Jill Lepore, New Yorker “Hinton’s book is more than an argument; it is a revelation...There are moments that will make your skin crawl...This is history, but the implications for today are striking. Readers will learn how the militarization of the police that we’ve witnessed in Ferguson and elsewhere had roots in the 1960s.” —Imani Perry, New York Times Book Review