02979nam 2200625 a 450 991082049000332120240313230933.00-19-933959-70-19-994458-X2027/heb32842(CKB)2670000000368824(EBL)1207942(OCoLC)846494735(SSID)ssj0000885889(PQKBManifestationID)12395801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000885889(PQKBWorkID)10813749(PQKB)10852184(MiAaPQ)EBC1207942(Au-PeEL)EBL1207942(CaPaEBR)ebr10716128(CaONFJC)MIL494519(dli)HEB32842(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000749(EXLCZ)99267000000036882420130611d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe contested murder of Latasha Harlins justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots /Brenda E. Stevenson1st ed.Oxford, England ;New York Oxford University Pressc20131 online resource (444 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-023101-7 0-19-994457-1 9780199944576 9780190231019 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. 'Tasha: The Girl with the Wonderful Smile; 2. Soon Ja Du: "She had a good life in Korea"; 3. March 16, 1991: Not Just Another Saturday in South Central; 4. People v. Du: The Trial; 5. Judge Joyce Karlin: "I Would Dream of Closing Arguments"; 6. People v. Du: Sentencing; 7. Whose Fire This Time?; Epilogue: Justice?; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; ZHelicopters thwopped low over the city, filming blocks of burning cars and buildings, mobs breaking into storefronts, and the vicious beating of truck driver Reginald Denny. For a week in April 1992, Los Angeles transformed into a cityscape of rage, purportedly due to the exoneration of four policemen who had beaten Rodney King. It should be no surprise that such intense anger erupted from something deeper than a single incident. In The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins, Brenda Stevenson tells the dramatic story of an earlier trial, a turning point on the road to the 1992 riot. On March 16,Justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riotsTrials (Murder)CaliforniaTrials (Murder)345.794/025230979494Stevenson Brenda E1154716MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820490003321The contested murder of Latasha Harlins3917308UNINA