Black Silent Majority
| Author | : Michael Javen Fortner |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 365 |
| Release | : 2015-09-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674743991 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674743997 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Black Silent Majority by : Michael Javen Fortner
Download or read book Black Silent Majority written by Michael Javen Fortner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aggressive policing and draconian sentencing have disproportionately imprisoned millions of African Americans for drug-related offenses. Michael Javen Fortner shows that in the 1970s these punitive policies toward addicts and pushers enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, angry about the chaos in their own neighborhoods.
