@article{1443521,
      recid = {1443521},
      author = {Johansen, Bruce E. and Akande, Adebowale,},
      title = {Get your knee off our necks : from slavery to Black Lives  Matter /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the ensuing  trial of Derek Chauvin for murder a year later has rubbed  raw the bloodiest stain on the United States history and  its world reputation. The nine minutes and 29 seconds  during which Chauvins knee crushed the spark of life out of  Floyd was not unusual in the history of the United States.  Before the U.S. Civil War, slaves were routinely beaten to  death for disobeying orders or running away, then often  lynched. In roughly two centuries, Blacks have achieved  nominal freedom. But, as this books opening chapter and  expert essays that follow indicate, freedom has been  conditional based on inequity of wealth, social, and legal  discrimination. None of this is new in the United States;  what is new is the number of people rising up in protest, a  figure in the millions around the world after Floyds  murder. This book supplies a readable, scholarly account of  recent issues in race and racism in the United States that  will be useful for general readers, undergraduate students,  and their professors. It will be useful in many fields,  including Black studies, other ethnic pursuits, United  States history, law, criminal justice, intercultural  communication, et al. The work contains a powerful  historical narrative followed by several important, essays  on subjects including George Floyds murder, the rise of the  Black Lives Matter movement and many other victims of  systematic racism.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1443521},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85155-2},
}