| Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter Contributor(s): Méndez Moore, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1621068005 ISBN-13: 9781621068006 Publisher: Microcosm Publishing OUR PRICE: $10.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Law | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 977.178 |
| Series: Comix Journalism |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" (0.35 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Cincinnati, Ohio - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The graphic narrative 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 by the LA riots a decade before and the protests in Ferguson over a decade later. Author and illustrator Dan M ndez Moore was 17 at the time when he participated in the six days of protests that shook the city between Thomas's death and his funeral. M ndez 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 a nonfiction graphic novel that tells an all-American story of systemic racism and the power of popular movements, more relevant in our post-Ferguson era than ever before. |