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| Why did Dr. Moore write the book ? |
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| Because police brutality is the primary issue that African-Americans are facing, and have faced. |
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| Why did he choose New Orleans ? |
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| New orleans police department is the most brutal and orrupt. Also, blacks from New Orleans have sustained a record of protest against police brutality since the 1940's . |
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| Why has police brutality been a persistent issue ? |
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| The issue has received very little attention from historians, because national civil rights figures only made integration & voting rights a higher priority. |
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| What was the purpose of this book ? |
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| Focuses on the relationship between the police department and the black community. Also, how this violence led to a connection between fair police protection and democracy. |
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| what was the nature of conflict between the panthers and the police ? |
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| the panthers demanded an end to police brutality and murder of black people. BPP accused law enforcement of using Gestapo-like tactics ,and BPP was the protector of the black community. The panthers defined the police as "pigs". |
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| What was the Desire project ? |
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| The Desire housing project is a classic study of the worst and a living demonstration of what can happen when deterioration and despair break the confines of mere rhetoric. It's a neighborhood and forming housing project located in the city of new orleans. |
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| What's geography of the Desire projects ? |
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| It's located in an isolated area of the city by railroad tracks, the industrial canal, and the Mississippi River. |
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| How did people respond to the Black Panther Party ? |
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| they respected them , and viewed them as community leaders; they received credibility from the survival programs; the book states that the panthers helped people to survive by meeting "bread-and-butter" needs which caused them to quickly gain support of the community. |
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| was mark essex revolutionary or crazy ? |
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| what triggered Mark Essex's consciousness ? |
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| when he and other black sailors were put on report for "excessive noise in the barracks". Even though their argument was successful , he gave a white sailor the beating of his life , because the white petty sailor insulted him. Essex's encounters with racism at the base coincided with the emerging black power movement. He sated " if a black sailor can't get a fair hand shake , then to hell with the whole united states navy." After he got into an accident, he began meeting up with black activists and panthers. |
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| How does white New Orleans respond to Essex ? |
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| they tried to say that Essex was a lunatic, and a psychotic mad man. the slogans that he wrote proved that he was prepared for his showdown with the police, and it wasn't just a spontaneous act. |
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| what group was considered a "vigilante group " ? |
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| what was the soul patrol group ? |
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| a group of young , black ninth-ward boys that wanted to keep the streets safe, even if it meant beating up other black residents. |
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| why was vigilantism promoted ? |
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| Because the police system in New orleans failed to protect those in the black communities, and enforce laws. |
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| What was the Algiers tragedy ? |
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| sixteen police officers raided the home of Billy and Miles ( two black men ) , and shot & killed Billy and Miles instantly. They also killed Sherry Singleton . |
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| Why did the Algiers tragedy occur ? |
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| Because Billy shot and killed police officer Neupert a few days before. |
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| What role did the activists play in raising awareness ? |
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| they demande to have Parson removed as police chief; creation of a civilian review board; they demanded the mayor to investigate the shootings; they protested and marched to police headquarters. |
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| what role did the mayor play in the whole "Algiers situation" ? |
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| he ordered a full investigation into the shootings; he appointed a nopd veteran who took a traditional approach to law enforcement , which would aid in improvement of the police system of NO; he tried to appoint a special investigator to look into the shootings, but it wasn't really approved by others; |
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