{"product_id":"the-color-of-the-third-degree-racism-police-torture-and-civil-rights-in-the-american-south-1930-1955-paperback","title":"The Color of the Third Degree: Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930-1955 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSilvan Niedermeier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Allen Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time in English, \u003ci\u003eThe Color of the Third Degree\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the still-hidden history of police torture in the Jim Crow South. Based on a wide array of previously neglected archival sources, Silvan Niedermeier argues that as public lynching decreased, less visible practices of racial subjugation and repression became central to southern white supremacy. In an effort to deter unruly white mobs, as well as oppress black communities, white southern law officers violently extorted confessions and testimony from black suspects and defendants in jail cells and police stations to secure speedy convictions. In response, black citizens and the NAACP fought to expose these brutal practices through individual action, local organizing, and litigation. In spite of these efforts, police torture remained a widespread, powerful form of racial control and suppression well into the late twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first historical study of police torture in the American South, Niedermeier draws attention to the willing acceptance of violent coercion by prosecutors, judges, and juries, and brings to light the deep historical roots of police violence against African Americans, one of the most urgent and distressing issues of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505143398578,"sku":"9781469652979","price":52.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/VlVUcVZVelhEbUdMTVlaOEFLTmorUT09_1f7c75ad-c68e-4205-9bb3-cd6455265400.webp?v=1779523152","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-color-of-the-third-degree-racism-police-torture-and-civil-rights-in-the-american-south-1930-1955-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}