ix, 213p., illustrated with scattered period imagery (booking photos etc), softbound first edition in 9x6 inch plain printed wraps. An as-new copy: entirely sound, clean and unmarked.

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Title

The Color of the Third Degree; Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930-1955. Translated by Paul Cohen

Publisher

The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill

Publication Date

2019

Language

English

ISBN 10

1469652978

ISBN 13

9781469652979

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

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Synopsis

Available for the first time in English, The Color of the Third Degree 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.

The 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.

About the Author

Silvan Niedermeier is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer of history at Erfurt University.

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