2015 book by Michael Javen Fortner
Black Silent Majority: The Rockefeller Drug Laws and the Politics of Punishment is a non-fiction book written by Michael Javen Fortner.
Overview.
A look into the role of how America's drug policies impact African Americans and crime in their own neighborhoods.
Critical reception.
"The New York Times" said in a review of the book, "The history of black people’s ability to express and to act on their punitiveness—to be tough on crime—is at the heart of a fascinating though severely flawed new book by Michael Javen Fortner."
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