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Tell her story : Eleanor Bumpurs & the police killing that galvanized New York City
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Tell her story : Eleanor Bumpurs & the police killing that galvanized New York City

By Harris, LaShawn, 1974- author

Published [2025] by Beacon Press, Boston

ISBN 9780807011966

Bib Id 1506819

Description xix, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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cam a22 i 4500
LCCN
2025007311
ISBN
9780807011966 (hardcover) $35.00
0807011967
Call #
363.2097 H
Author
Harris, LaShawn, 1974- author http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016001092
Title
Tell her story : Eleanor Bumpurs & the police killing that galvanized New York City
Publication Information
[2025] by Beacon Press, Boston :
Description
xix, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-310) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Southern Girl -- New York, New York -- Life at Sedgwick Houses -- The Eviction -- They Shot a Grandmother!" -- Saying Goodbye to Eleanor -- Say Her Name -- Daughter-Activist -- The Indictment -- The Trial -- The Lawsuit -- Conclusion.
Summary
"This deeply researched, intimate portrait of Eleanor Bumpurs's life and legacy highlights how one Black grandmother's brutal police murder galvanized an entire city. It also shows how possible and critical it is to stand together against racist policing now.""-- Provided by publisher.
Subject
Police shootings--New York (State) New York.
Police misconduct--New York (State) New York.
Discrimination in law enforcement--New York (State) New York.
African Americans--Violence against--New York (State) New York.
African Americans--New York (State) New York--Social conditions--20th century.

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