The contested murder of Latasha Harlins : justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots / Brenda E. Stevenson.

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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 Figuero...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, Brenda E.
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Du, Soon Ja > Trials, litigation, etc.
Harlins, Latasha > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Murder) > California.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Physical Description:xxxi, 411 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 'Tasha : the girl with the wonderful smile
  • Soon Ja Du : "She had a good life in Korea"
  • March 16, 1991 : not just another Saturday in South Central
  • People v. Du : "I would dream of closing arguments"
  • People v. Du : sentencing
  • Whose fire this time?
  • Epilogue : Justice?