The Resource Negroes and the gun : the Black tradition of arms, Nicholas Johnson
Negroes and the gun : the Black tradition of arms, Nicholas Johnson
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- Summary
- "Chronicling the underappreciated Black tradition of bearing arms for self-defense, law professor Nicholas Johnson presents an array of examples reaching back to the pre-Civil War era that demonstrate a willingness of African American men and women to use firearms when necessary to defend their families and communities. From Frederick Douglass's advice to keep "a good revolver" handy as defense against slave catchers to the armed Black men who protected Thurgood Marshall, it is clear that owning firearms was commonplace in the Black community. Johnson points out that this story has been submerged because it is hard to reconcile with the dominant narrative of nonviolence during the civil rights era. His book, however, resolves that tension by showing how the Black tradition of arms maintained and demanded a critical distinction between private self-defense and political violence. In the last two chapters, Johnson addresses the unavoidable issue of young Black men with guns and the toll that gun violence takes on many in the inner city. He shows how complicated this issue is by highlighting the surprising diversity of views on gun ownership in the black community. In fact, recent Supreme Court affirmations of the right to bear arms resulted from cases led by Black plaintiffs. Surprising and informative, this well-researched book strips away many stock assumptions of conventional wisdom on the issue of guns and the Black freedom struggle"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616148393
- Link
- 9781616148393.jpg
- Label
- Negroes and the gun : the Black tradition of arms
- Title
- Negroes and the gun
- Title remainder
- the Black tradition of arms
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicholas Johnson
- Subject
-
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History
- African Americans -- Civil rights | History
- trueCivil rights
- Firearms -- United States -- Use in crime prevention | History
- Firearms ownership -- United States -- History
- trueGun ownership
- trueGun ownership -- History
- trueGun ownership -- United States -- History
- trueGuns
- trueGuns -- United States
- trueGuns and self-defense
- HISTORY / Social History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- trueSelf-defense
- Self-defense -- United States -- History
- trueUnited States
- trueAfrican American history
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Chronicling the underappreciated Black tradition of bearing arms for self-defense, law professor Nicholas Johnson presents an array of examples reaching back to the pre-Civil War era that demonstrate a willingness of African American men and women to use firearms when necessary to defend their families and communities. From Frederick Douglass's advice to keep "a good revolver" handy as defense against slave catchers to the armed Black men who protected Thurgood Marshall, it is clear that owning firearms was commonplace in the Black community. Johnson points out that this story has been submerged because it is hard to reconcile with the dominant narrative of nonviolence during the civil rights era. His book, however, resolves that tension by showing how the Black tradition of arms maintained and demanded a critical distinction between private self-defense and political violence. In the last two chapters, Johnson addresses the unavoidable issue of young Black men with guns and the toll that gun violence takes on many in the inner city. He shows how complicated this issue is by highlighting the surprising diversity of views on gun ownership in the black community. In fact, recent Supreme Court affirmations of the right to bear arms resulted from cases led by Black plaintiffs. Surprising and informative, this well-researched book strips away many stock assumptions of conventional wisdom on the issue of guns and the Black freedom struggle"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10262250
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1959-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Johnson, Nicholas
- Dewey number
- 323.1196/073
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.61
- LC item number
- .J695 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- HISTORY / Social History
- African Americans
- Firearms ownership
- Firearms
- Self-defense
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the Black tradition of arms
- Label
- Negroes and the gun : the Black tradition of arms, Nicholas Johnson
- Link
- 9781616148393.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-363) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 998586
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616148393
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013033057
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781616148393
- Label
- Negroes and the gun : the Black tradition of arms, Nicholas Johnson
- Link
- 9781616148393.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-363) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 998586
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616148393
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013033057
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (Sirsi) i9781616148393
Subject
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- United States -- History
- African Americans -- Civil rights | History
- trueCivil rights
- Firearms -- United States -- Use in crime prevention | History
- Firearms ownership -- United States -- History
- trueGun ownership
- trueGun ownership -- History
- trueGun ownership -- United States -- History
- trueGuns
- trueGuns -- United States
- trueGuns and self-defense
- HISTORY / Social History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- trueSelf-defense
- Self-defense -- United States -- History
- trueUnited States
- trueAfrican American history
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