Add to ORKGPrior to and during World War II the Black Communities of Miami suffered from a vast crime wave . This crime wave had been created by the White police ignoring the needs of the Black Community, especially within a downtown area known as Overtown . Honest Black citizens bitterly complained that they could not walk the streets in daylight without fear of some form of molestation. This situation was further exacerbated by the wartime training of troops in nearby areas. These troops quickly became prime targets of the criminal elements. In essence, crime was increasing in the Black Communities which were without police protection.The Black residents simultaneously grew to fear the White police officer whose reputation became one of casual bru...
Although historians have done in-‐depth researched on Black police in the South, before the Civil W...
Over the past few decades, the Civil Rights Movement has undergone a profound re-examination that ha...
Both historically and in contemporary times, police violence against African American social movemen...
When Miami, Florida, was incorporated in 1896, most white residents mirrored the prevailing attitude...
In 1937, the Baltimore city police department hired its first African-American officer. Her hire and...
In the post–World War II period, the police department emerged as one of the most problematic munici...
Beginning the 1960s, police forces in the United States underwent a transformation. In response to t...
This thesis examines the creation of South Florida\u27s tri-ethnic racial hierarchy during the postw...
Black struggle against police brutality in the United States, a deeply rooted and longstanding sourc...
On March 30, 1959, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions which set the stage for a new era in ...
Much scholarly debate over the past twenty years in the field of race relations in the United States...
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as “The Kerner Commission” after...
Policing, Race, and Politics in Chicago asks how local political institutions structured the relatio...
The race riot that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on September 22, 1906, is considered to be one of th...
At the time of Miami’s incorporation in 1896, the fortunes of black Americans had declined to their ...
Although historians have done in-‐depth researched on Black police in the South, before the Civil W...
Over the past few decades, the Civil Rights Movement has undergone a profound re-examination that ha...
Both historically and in contemporary times, police violence against African American social movemen...
When Miami, Florida, was incorporated in 1896, most white residents mirrored the prevailing attitude...
In 1937, the Baltimore city police department hired its first African-American officer. Her hire and...
In the post–World War II period, the police department emerged as one of the most problematic munici...
Beginning the 1960s, police forces in the United States underwent a transformation. In response to t...
This thesis examines the creation of South Florida\u27s tri-ethnic racial hierarchy during the postw...
Black struggle against police brutality in the United States, a deeply rooted and longstanding sourc...
On March 30, 1959, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions which set the stage for a new era in ...
Much scholarly debate over the past twenty years in the field of race relations in the United States...
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, commonly known as “The Kerner Commission” after...
Policing, Race, and Politics in Chicago asks how local political institutions structured the relatio...
The race riot that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia on September 22, 1906, is considered to be one of th...
At the time of Miami’s incorporation in 1896, the fortunes of black Americans had declined to their ...
Although historians have done in-‐depth researched on Black police in the South, before the Civil W...
Over the past few decades, the Civil Rights Movement has undergone a profound re-examination that ha...
Both historically and in contemporary times, police violence against African American social movemen...