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America on Fire The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s

Elizabeth Hinton

A What began in spring 2020 as local protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police quickly exploded into a massive nationwide movement. Millions of mostly young people defiantly flooded into the nation’s streets, demanding an end to police brutality and to the broader, s...

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The NPR Politics Podcast

In the episode, host Danielle Kurzleben highlighted the book as an excellent, thoroughly researched chronicle of police violence and Black rebellion from the 1960s onward, noting its strong empirical detail and empathetic framing. She emphasized that it covers the numerous clashes between Black Americans and police in the late 1960s and early 1970s and explores their lasting legacy. The discussion conveyed strong endorsement and encouraged listeners to obtain the title.

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Episode: Black Rebellion: Mass Violence And The Civil Rghts...

The book was described as an excellent, thoroughly researched chronicle of police violence and Black rebellion from the 1960s onward, highlighting both empirical detail and empathetic framing.

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We are talking today to Elizabeth Hinton, author of America on Fire, The Untold Story of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s. We have a copy of it right here.

It is a book that looks at the scores of clashes, and that's putting it modestly, between black Americans and police that happened in cities across the US in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the legacy of those clashes.

It's a great book, America on Fire Again by Elizabeth Hinton. You can get it at bookshops. You can get it anywhere you get books.

Episode: The Winners And Losers Of America's Economic Trans...

The upcoming book club selection focuses on Hinton's study of the violent history of the United States, tracing how slavery, segregation, and racial terror shaped modern America.

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Our next book club choice will be America on Fire by Elizabeth Hinton.

Episode: Census: More Seats For Texas, Fewer For California...

The host announced the July book club pick, "America on Fire," describing its subtitle and noting it was available for preorder.

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And now we announce our July pick, America on Fire, The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton.

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