The contested murder of Latasha Harlins : justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots / Brenda E. Stevenson.
"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, 1991, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins, an African American who lived locally, entered the Empire Liquor Market at 9172 South Figuero...
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Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
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[2013]
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Physical Description: | xxxi, 411 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"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, 1991, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins, an African American who lived locally, entered the Empire Liquor Market at 9172 South Figueroa Street in South Central Los Angeles. Behind the counter was a Korean woman named Soon Ja Du. Latasha walked to the refrigerator cases in the back, took a bottle of orange juice, put it in her backpack, and approached the cash register with two dollar bills in her hand-the price of the juice. Moments later she was face-down on the floor with a bullet hole in the back of her head, shot dead by Du. Joyce Karlin, a Jewish Superior Court judge appointed by Republican Governor Pete Wilson, presided over the resulting manslaughter trial. A jury convicted Du, but Karlin sentenced her only to probation, community service, and a $500 fine. The author meticulously reconstructs these events and their aftermath, showing how they set the stage for the explosion in 1992."--www.Amazon.com. |
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Call Number: | KF224.D8 S74 2013 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199944576 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0199944571 (hbk. : alk. paper) |