Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter

by Dan Mendez Moore

Overview

This is the graphic history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the participants. When Timothy Thomas, a 19 year old black man, was fatally shot by police, the city broke out into nonviolent civil disobedience that was met with further police violence. This was the first major uprising of the 21st Century, matched only the LA riots a decade before and the protests in Ferguson over a decade later. Author and illustrator Dan Mendez Moore was 17 at the time and participated in the six days of protests that shook the city between Thomas's death and his funeral. Mendez Moore's comics journalism account sensitively captures a fiery moment in U.S. history through interviews with protestors, community leaders, bystanders, and a frustrated looter. He portrays the tension of a city boiling over, political leaders taking advantage, and an inner-city community coming together. Six Days in Cincinnati is an all-American story of systemic racism and the power of popular movements, more relevant today than ever before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621068006
Publisher:	Microcosm Publishing
Publication date:	06/13/2017
Series:	Comix Journalism Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,170,580
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Dan Méndez Moore was born and raised in Cincinnati and received his bachelor’s degree in
Urban Studies at Portland State University. He first got involved in social justice organizing during high school, when he founded the Cincinnati Radical Youth, and has never stopped. He currently works organizing low-wage workers at SEIU Local
26 in Minneapolis, MN. His comics have been published in Labor Notes and Cincinnati Street Vibes and he has a series of comics used as popular education tools for low-wage workers fighting for change.

Editorial Reviews

""Moore reports some of the story from his direct observation, and the rest through a series of flashback interviews with others who were directly involved. Moore and the other narrators are unflinchingly honest, revealing their mistakes and regrets along with the passion for justice that motivated their actions."" - Steve Palm-Houser, Examiner

""the inclusion of first-hand interviews accompanied by physical drawings of the interviewees gives a greater sense of inclusion than one usually finds in a more traditional historical text."" - Ginnis Tonik, Women Write About Comics

From the Publisher

01/01/2018
In 2001, Cincinnati police attempting to arrest a nonviolent offender shot and killed the unarmed teen, the culmination of years of alleged police brutality. Soon peaceful protests escalated into the first large-scale 20th-century U.S. riot. Moore participated in the protests and later interviewed other protestors, community leaders, and bystanders. His raw black-and-white drawings lend a "from the barricades" feel. (Xpress Reviews 4/14/17)

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