Race, Crime, and Policing in the Jim Crow South: African Americans and Law Enforcement in Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans, 1920–1945 (Making the Modern South)
Brandon T. Jett examines race, crime, and law enforcement in Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans from 1920 to 1945. Focusing on African Americans during the Jim Crow era, this historical study explores policing and racial dynamics in three important Southern cities.
About This Book
Race, Crime, and Policing in the Jim Crow South examines the relationship between African Americans, crime, and law enforcement during the Jim Crow era.
Brandon T. Jett focuses on Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans between 1920 and 1945, placing these cities within the broader history of the modern South.
The book explores policing and racial dynamics across a formative period in American history.
It is part of the Making the Modern South series.
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