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Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From the Boston Massacre in 1770 to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, mob violence in the United States is often sparked by unjust court decisions, unfair taxes, unpopular wars, the fear of unemployment, and racial and ethnic prejudice. But there are also seemingly senseless riots over wild concerts or sports championships. What causes a peacefully assembled crowd to turn into a mindless, violent mob? What causes a police force or militia to lose control?...
4) The red book
Author
Series
Black book (James Patterson) volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: To Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force -- Special Operations Section (SOS) -- getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney's instincts -- his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti,...
Pub. Date
[1950]
Language
English
Description
On November 1, 1950, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, two Puerto Rican nationalists, attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman in Washington, D.C. Two days prior to the attempt, rioters had descended upon the Puerto Rican governor's mansion in San Juan at the urging of nationalist leader Albizu Campos, who advocated revolution as the only means of securing Puerto Rican independence.
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
In Northern Ireland growing unrest between the Catholic minority and the Protestant majority erupted into violence in the late 1960s. Riots were common on the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital city, as a militant terrorist group known as the Irish Republican Army (IRA) rose to prominence, protesting discrimination against Catholics and demanding a unified Ireland. In response to the escalating violence, Britain sent troops to maintain...
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
Demonstrations and riots are erupting with greater frequency throughout China. Ordinary citizens are becoming increasingly outraged by the gap between rich and poor and the corruption of local officials. Will China be able to continue stable economic growth? This program paints the portrait of a nation searching for answers in the midst of turmoil.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
On September 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York to protest years of mistreatment. Holding guards and civilian employees hostage, the prisoners negotiated with officials for improved conditions during the four long days and nights that followed. On September 13, the state abruptly sent hundreds of heavily armed troopers and correction officers to retake the prison by force. Their gunfire killed...
Pub. Date
[1946]
Language
English
Description
In 1946 six Alcatraz prisoners attempted to escape by taking nine prison guards hostage and releasing the other prisoners from their cells. The six conspirators had planned to use their hostages to get across the prison yard, into the prison ferry, and across the bay. Their plan was foiled when they could not find the right key for the door to the prison yard. Time ran out and they missed the ferry launch. The plot quickly unraveled as prison officers...
11) Hotel Artemis
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, a nurse operates a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
12) Kings
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Millie Dunbar is a foster parent who looks after her many children in Los Angeles in 1992. After the verdict from the Rodney King Incident is revealed, the city quickly begins to descend into all-out chaos between its denizens and the police. Now, Millie must protect her children from the ensuing anarchy and erupting violence all while navigating the precarious waters of police violence and finding justice for her family.
13) ATTICA
Pub. Date
[2014], c1974
Language
English
Description
Social unrest in the United States hit a boiling point on September 9, 1971, when inmates at Attica State Prison - after months of protesting inhumane living conditions - revolted, seizing part of the prison and taking 35 hostages. The uprising resulted in the death of 43 people after troopers were called in to suppress the rioters. Three years later, Cinda Firestone released this monumental investigation of the rebellion and its aftermath, piecing...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Examine the life and mysterious death of pioneering journalist Ruben Salazar. At the heart of the story is Salazar's transformation from a mainstream, middle-of-the-road reporter to a supporter and primary chronicler of the radical Chicano movement of the late 1960s. Killed under mysterious circumstances by a law enforcement officer in 1970, Salazar became an instant martyr to the Latino community-which had often criticized his reporting during his...
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