{"product_id":"the-algiers-motel-incident-john-hersey-9781421432977","title":"The Algiers Motel Incident","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHiroshima\u003c\/i\u003e, a searing account of police brutality, white racism, and black rage in 1960s Detroit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of July 25, 1967, on the third night of the 12th Street Riot, Detroit police raided the Algiers Motel. Acting on a report of gunfire, officers rounded up the occupants of the motel's annex--several black men and two white women--and proceeded to beat them and repeatedly threaten to kill them. By the end of the night, three of the men were dead. Three police officers and a private security guard were tried for their deaths; none were convicted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Algiers Motel Incident\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1968, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey strings together interviews, police reports, court testimony, and news stories to recount the terrible events of that night. The result is chaotic and sometimes confusing; facts remain elusive. But, Hersey concludes, the truth is clear: three young black men were murdered \"for being, all in all, black young men and part of the black rage of the time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by award-winning author Danielle L. McGuire, \u003ci\u003eThe Algiers Motel Incident \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful indictment of racism and the US justice system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hersey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421432978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421432977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"John Hersey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991976935679,"sku":"9781421432977","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd6dcc4b-5c47-40ac-bd5a-8fac8c118838.jpg?v=1683313329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-algiers-motel-incident-john-hersey-9781421432977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}