Table of Contents

Preface Introduction The Blessings of History Gangs of New York: The Study of the Jogger Trial What's My Name: The Politics of Reception and the Politics of Rap Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Will You Let the Tiger Loose?: The Rhetoric of Race in American Criminal Trials Crimes of Identity: The Birth of the Racial Profile Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game: The Black Male as the Athlete Appendix Bibliography Index

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Explores the pervasiveness of negative images of black males in U.S. society indicating a fundamental defect in the mainframe of American culture itself.

About the Author

D. Marvin Jones is Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law. He has published articles in the areas of constitutional law and fair employment law.