Two nations, revisited: The lynching of black and brown bodies, police brutality, and racial control in ‘Post-Racial’ Amerikkka

Critical Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 835-843

  Embrick, David G ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional racism; Lynching; Police brutality; Police violence; Racial control; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959546383     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0896920515591950     Document Type: Article

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