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They can't kill us all Ferguson, Baltimore, and a new era in America's racial justice movement

A behind-the-scenes account of the #blacklivesmatter movement shares insights into the young men and women behind it, citing the racially charged controversies that have motivated members and the economic, political, and personal histories that inform its purpose.

Main Author: Lowery, Wesley, 1990- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Black lives matter movement.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Racial profiling in law enforcement > United States.
Police shootings > United States.
Police misconduct > United States.
Race discrimination > United States.
Racism > United States.
Summary: A behind-the-scenes account of the #blacklivesmatter movement shares insights into the young men and women behind it, citing the racially charged controversies that have motivated members and the economic, political, and personal histories that inform its purpose.
Physical Description: 248 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-240) and index.
ISBN: 9780316312479
0316312479
Author Notes: Wesley Lowery is a national reporter for the Washington Post who covers law enforcement and justice. He was the paper's lead reporter in Ferguson, Missouri and covering the Black Lives Matter protest movement, and was a member of the team awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for the paper's coverage of police shootings. His reporting has previously appeared in The Boston Globe , The Los Angeles Times , and The Wall Street Journal .

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