Colored Amazons

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Author	: Kali N. Gross
Publisher	: Duke University Press
Total Pages	: 284
Release	: 2006-06-22
ISBN-10	: 0822337991
ISBN-13	: 9780822337997
Rating	: 4/5 (91 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Colored Amazons by : Kali N. Gross

Book excerpt: For the state, black female crime and its representations effectively galvanized and justified a host of urban reform initiatives that reaffirmed white, middle-class authority."--Jacket.

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