Hands Up, Don’t Shoot

Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How They Changed America

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Pub Date 30 Jul 2019 | Archive Date 03 Oct 2019

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Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racism

Following the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and twenty-five-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, both cities erupted in protest over the unjustified homicides of unarmed black males at the hands of police officers. These local tragedies—and the protests surrounding them—assumed national significance, igniting fierce debate about the fairness and efficacy of the American criminal justice system. Yet, outside the gaze of mainstream attention, how do local residents and protestors in Ferguson and Baltimore understand their own experiences with race, place, and policing?

In Hands Up, Don’t Shoot, Jennifer Cobbina draws on in-depth interviews with nearly two hundred residents of Ferguson and Baltimore, conducted within two months of the deaths of Brown and Gray. She examines how protestors in both cities understood their experiences with the police, how those experiences influenced their perceptions of policing, what galvanized Black Lives Matter as a social movement, and how policing tactics during demonstrations influenced subsequent mobilization decisions among protesters. Ultimately, she humanizes people’s deep and abiding anger, underscoring how a movement emerged to denounce both racial biases by police and the broader economic and social system that has stacked the deck against young black civilians.

Hands Up, Don’t Shoot is a remarkably current, on-the-ground assessment of the powerful, protestor-driven movement around race, justice, and policing in America.

Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racism

Following the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and twenty-five-year-old...


Advance Praise

"Hands Up, Don't Shoot is such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and so many others matter so much. Her innovative research makes clear the necessity for real change in these dangerous times." -Jody Miller, author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence

“Jennifer Cobbina’s expertly researched examination of the interlocking dimensions of race, gender, and policing illustrates why the problem of policing in the U.S. is always about much more than policing. [It] is a clarion call for a much broader vision of justice — one that relies less on crime-fighting and more on community building. This is a necessary and important book for scholars, activists, and everyday people living under oppressive policing regimes.” -Nikki Jones, author of The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of Redemption

"Hands Up, Don't Shoot is such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie...


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ISBN 9781479874415
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PAGES 288

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This book was a really compelling read about something that we need to acknowledge in our lifetime - racial bias and the way young black men are dying in our society. Great look at this.

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An important book a sad revealing look at racism in our world.We know are so used to reading about police shootings of young black men we have no hope for courtroom justice.This is a valuable book worthy of classroom discussions.we have to find a solution so young black men can walk down the streets safely .#netgalley#byupress

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This book covers a wealth of information about the shootings
we have seen on the News over the years. It's so painful to
know this still goes down due to racism. The writer is well informed
with the facts and it's all here in this book! It made it hard to read at times
but I felt like I owed it to these families to read the truth.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to
read an early copy!

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