Steeped in the Blood of Racism: Black Power, Law and Order, and the 1970 Shootings at Jackson State College
Nancy K. Bristow
Oxford University Press
Recounting the story of the shooting of Black students by the Mississippi Highway patrol at Jackson State College, Bristow situates it in the broader events of the civil rights and Black power eras. Drawing on new interviews and original sources, Bristow narrates what happened in Jackson and the role white supremacy played in causing the shootings and shaping their aftermath.