"The organization of the reader′s guide―especially the groupings of landmark cases, race riots, and criminology theories―is impressive … Other related titles lack the breadth, detail, and accessibility of this work … Recommended for all libraries; essential for comprehensive social studies collections."―Library Journal\nAs seen almost daily on local and national news, race historically and presently figures prominently in crime and justice reporting within the United States, in the...

With the Civil Rights movement of the sixties fresh in their perspective, movie producers of the early 1970s began to make films aimed toward the underserved African American audience. Over the next five years or so, a number of cheaply made, so-called blaxploitation movies featured African American actresses in roles which broke traditional molds. Typically long on flash and violence but lacking in character depth and development, this genre nonetheless did a great deal toward redefining the...