Freeman's challenge: the murder that shook America's original prison for profit

"Robin Bernstein relates a bloody tale of race, murder, and injustice that forces us to rethink the origins and consequences of America's immoral system of prisons for profit. Bernstein brings to life the story of William Freeman, a free Black man who in 1840 was forced into unpaid labor a...

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1. Verfasser: Bernstein, Robin 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 2024
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Zusammenfassung:"Robin Bernstein relates a bloody tale of race, murder, and injustice that forces us to rethink the origins and consequences of America's immoral system of prisons for profit. Bernstein brings to life the story of William Freeman, a free Black man who in 1840 was forced into unpaid labor as an inmate of Auburn State Prison in New York. After his release, he murdered four members of a white family, as revenge for the theft of his labor. His trial saw the crystallization of a nefarious ideology-the idea that African Americans are inherently criminal-yet it also shaped Auburn as an important node in the long battle for Black freedom"--
Beschreibung:xiii, 293 Seiten, 8 unnumerierte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9780226744230
022674423X

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