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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Nielson, Erik, 1976- author.     Subjects     African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.     Rap musicians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.     Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.     Freedom of expression -- United States.     Rap (Music) -- Social aspects -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Nielson, Erik, 1976- author.       by title:      Rap on trial : race,...         MARC Display

Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America / Erik Nielson and Andrea L. Dennis ; with a foreword by Killer Mike. by Nielson, Erik, 1976- author. New York : The New Press, 2019. Subjects African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.   Rap musicians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.   Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.   Freedom of expression -- United States.   Rap (Music) -- Social aspects -- United States. ISBN:  9781620973400 (hardcover) : 1620973405 (hardcover) : Description:  xii, 203 pages ; 22 cm Contents:  Foreword by Killer Mike -- Introduction -- Hip Hop : From the Margins to the Mainstream -- Rap Enters the Courtroom -- Lyrics, Stereotypes, and Bias -- What About the First Amendment? -- Aggressive Prosecutors and Untrained Experts -- Surveillance, Suppression, and the Rise of Gang Units -- Conclusion -- Epilogue Requests:  0 Summary:  "A groundbreaking exposé about the alarming use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 345.03089 Ni Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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