Race, Sex, and Suspicion: The Myth of the Black Male

by D. Marvin Jones

Overview

Whether portrayed in blackface, shuffling along in the minstrel plays of the nineteenth century, or as the "gangsta" of rap music, sporting a row of gold teeth and baggy pants, or as a dangerous suspect justly shot nine times by Brooklyn police who went to the wrong house; whether he is made to appear as cunning, crooked, and ultimately demonic cop in Training Day or a subservient, uneducated chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy; whether he is demonized on the cover of Time magazine, the black male is a social construct.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313057021
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/30/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	321 KB

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.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Introduction	1
1	The Blessings of History	15
2	Gangs of New York: The Story of the Jogger Trial	41
3	What's My Name? The Politics of Reception and the Politics of Rap	55
4	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	71
5	Will You Let the Tiger Loose? The Rhetoric of Race in American Criminal Trials	87
6	Crimes of Identity: the Birth of the Racial Profile	103
7	Don't Hate The Player, Hate the Game: The Black Male As Athlete	125
	Notes	147
	Bibliography	197
	Index	209