... a groundbreaking, deeply researched and profoundly heart-rending account of the origins of our national crisis of police violence against Black America.

This penetrating and incisive account of Black rebellion is based on extensive primary research, particularly from the archives of the Lemberg Center for Study of Violence.

This is the story Hinton tells with historical precision and analytical rigor.

Hinton masterfully examines multiple incidents across the country, illustrating not only the prevalence of rebellions but how ongoing violent racial discrimination is horrifically common. As Hinton links the history of rebellion to the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, readers will be struck by the generational echoes of Black Americans’ struggle for justice..

... [an] equally impressive followup.

Thought-provoking.

... impassioned.