The Condemnation of Little B: New Age Racism in America

The Condemnation of Little B: New Age Racism in America

by Elaine Brown
ISBN-10:
080700975X
ISBN-13:
9780807009758
Pub. Date:
02/15/2003
Publisher:
Beacon Press
ISBN-10:
080700975X
ISBN-13:
9780807009758
Pub. Date:
02/15/2003
Publisher:
Beacon Press
The Condemnation of Little B: New Age Racism in America

The Condemnation of Little B: New Age Racism in America

by Elaine Brown
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Overview

Through the story of a thirteen-year-old black boy condemned to life in prison, Elaine Brown exposes the 'New Age' racism that effectively condemns millions of poor African-Americans to a third world life. The story of 'Little B' is riveting, a stunning example of the particular burden racism imposes on black youths. Most astonishing, almost all of the officials involved in bringing him to 'justice' are black. Michael Lewis was officially declared a ward of the state at age eleven, and then systematically ignored until his arrest for murder. Brown wondered how this boy could possibly have aroused so much public resentment, why he was being tried (and roundly condemned, labeled a 'super-predator') in the press. Then she met Michael and began investigating his case on her own. Brown adeptly builds a convincing case that the prosecution railroaded Michael, looking for a quick, symbolic conviction. His innocence is almost incidental to the overwhelming evidence that the case was unfit for trial. Little B was convicted long before he came to court, and effectively sentenced years before, when the 'safety net' allowed him to slip silently down. Brown cites studies and cases from all over America that reveal how much more likely youth of color are to be convicted of crimes and to serve long-even life-sentences, and how deeply the new black middle class is implicated in this devastating reality.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780807009758
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 02/15/2003
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Elaine Brown is an activist and former Black Panther Party leader. The founder and cofounder of many activism-driven nonprofit organizations, including the Michael Lewis Legal Defense Committee and the National Alliance for Radical Prison Reform, Brown has presented lectures at universities worldwide. Her published works include The Condemnation of Little B: New Age Racism in America and A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story. Brown resides in California.

Table of Contents

I.Scapegoat
1.Black Man-Child3
2.The Murder Case12
3.Evil in the City28
II.Shadow of the Dome
4.Atlanta: Hub of the New South51
5.The Bluff69
6.Little B80
7.Superpredator or Outcast?94
III.The Root of This Evil
8.Monticello Revisited127
9.Post-Emancipation Fight for Freedom142
10.This Little Light Extinguished155
IV.New Age Racism
11.Marching from Monticello173
12.The Abandonment207
V.The Real Crime
13.Trompe L'oeil263
14.The Innocence of Little B292
15.The Appeal339
Notes361
Acknowledgments392
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