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Black Power, White Blood
Lori Andrews
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Description for Black Power, White Blood
Paperback. Conceived within a clandestine relationship between a black man and a married white woman, Spain was born in Mississippi during the mid-1950s. This title portrays the dehumanizing conditions in the prisons, the pervasive abuses in the criminal justice system, and the case for overturning Spain's conspiracy conviction. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFSL3; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
Originally published in hardcover to much acclaim, this vividly written biographical drama will now be available in a paperback edition and includes a new epilogue by the author. Conceived within a clandestine relationship between a black man and a married white woman, Johnny Spain was born (as Larry Michael Armstrong) in Mississippi during the mid-1950s. Spain's life story speaks to the destructive power of racial bias. Even if his mother's husband were willing to accept the boy -- which he was not -- a mixed-race child inevitably would come to harm in that place and time. At six years ... Read more
Originally published in hardcover to much acclaim, this vividly written biographical drama will now be available in a paperback edition and includes a new epilogue by the author. Conceived within a clandestine relationship between a black man and a married white woman, Johnny Spain was born (as Larry Michael Armstrong) in Mississippi during the mid-1950s. Spain's life story speaks to the destructive power of racial bias. Even if his mother's husband were willing to accept the boy -- which he was not -- a mixed-race child inevitably would come to harm in that place and time. At six years ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566397506
SKU
V9781566397506
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Ref
99-50
About Lori Andrews
Lori B. Andrews teaches at Chicago-Kent Law School and has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal. One of the foremost experts on the policy of genetics and reproduction, she is author of The Clone Age: Adventures in the New World of Reproductive Technology.
Reviews for Black Power, White Blood
"Powerful [and] inspirational. A moving journey through a black activist's turbulent life." -Kirkus Reviews "In simple direct prose, Lori Andrews captures a life lived as the crossroads of this century's most volatile and vexing issues-race, violence, justice, and redemption." -David B. Wilkins, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Harvard Law School "A compelling story-a boy's perceived abandonment by his mother ... Read more