Black Rage in New Orleans: Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina

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L ou isi ana State Uni ve rsi t y Pre ss B at on Rouge Black Rage in NewOrleans Leonard N. Moore Police Brutality and African American Activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2010 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Designer: Michelle A. Neustrom Typefaces: Chaparral Pro, text; Vonnes, display Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moore, Leonard N. (Leonard Nathaniel) Black rage in New Orleans : police brutality and African American activism from World War II to Hurricane Katrina / Leonard N. Moore.    p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-3590-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Louisiana—New Orleans—Social conditions—20th century. 2. Police-community relations—Louisiana—New Orleans—History—20th century. 3. New Orleans (La.)—Race relations—History—20th century. I. Title. F379.N557M66 2010 363.2'32—dc22 2009030247 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. � � For Thaïs, Jaaucklyn, Lauryn, and Len This page intentionally left blank ...