"Kill the Pigs !" The Case of Joe Torres and the Fight Against Police Brutality in Houston, 1977-1978.

In this article, police violence is explored through the lens of newspaper accounts as well as oral histories. It aims to provide a brief history of the multi- racial and generational coalitions that emerged in the late 1970s to combat police brutality and called for substantive reform of law enforc...

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Publicado en:Southern Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the South Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 79 - 121
Autor principal: Esparza, Jesús Jesse
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Southern Studies Institute Spring/Summer2023
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Sumario:In this article, police violence is explored through the lens of newspaper accounts as well as oral histories. It aims to provide a brief history of the multi- racial and generational coalitions that emerged in the late 1970s to combat police brutality and called for substantive reform of law enforcement, along with the case of Joe Torres.