The Ferguson report : an erasure
(Book)
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Status
Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor
811 Se15
1 available
811 Se15
1 available
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Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor | 811 Se15 | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
x, 116 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book." -- title page verso.
Description
In August, 2014, Michael Brown--a young, unarmed Black man--was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. What followed was a period of protests and turmoil, culminating in an extensive report that was filed by the Department of Justice detailing biased policing and court practices in the city. It is a document that exposes the racist policies and practices that have become commonplace--from disproportionate arrest rates, to flagrant violence directed at the Black community. It is a report that remains as disheartening as it is damning. Now, acclaimed poet Nicole Sealey revisits the investigation in a book that redacts the report, an act of erasure that reimagines the original text as it strips it away. While the full document is visible in the background--weighing heavily on the language Sealey has preserved--it gives shape and disturbing context to what remains. Illuminating what it means to live in this frightening age and what it means to bear witness, The Ferguson Report: An Erasure is an engrossing meditation on one of the most important texts of modern time.,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Violence against -- Poetry.
Brown, Michael, -- Jr., -- 1996-2014 -- Poetry.
Erasure poetry.
Poetry.
Police shootings -- Missouri -- Ferguson -- Poetry.
United States -- Race relations -- Poetry.
United States. -- Department of Justice. -- Civil Rights Division. -- Ferguson report -- Poetry.
Brown, Michael, -- Jr., -- 1996-2014 -- Poetry.
Erasure poetry.
Poetry.
Police shootings -- Missouri -- Ferguson -- Poetry.
United States -- Race relations -- Poetry.
United States. -- Department of Justice. -- Civil Rights Division. -- Ferguson report -- Poetry.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sealey, N. (2023). The Ferguson report: an erasure . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sealey, Nicole. 2023. The Ferguson Report: An Erasure. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sealey, Nicole. The Ferguson Report: An Erasure Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sealey, Nicole. The Ferguson Report: An Erasure Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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