Im a little behind the curve, but last week i finally started reading jerry bledsoe s cops in black and white series in the rhino times pick through their archives to find the earlier installments. Keith lamont scott identified as disabled black man shot dead. It is, for the professor, a powerful form of repentance. Jun 22, 2016 a black officer tells his story in once upon a cop. The result is that parts of the book appear to be biased and unbalanced. Ten best possible book deals about the 1979 shootings archive manager. A true story of money, marriage, sex and murder, and more on. William edward davis hammer, individually and as president of. With kelly mcgillis, harry hamlin, keith carradine, holland taylor. Vulgar favors chosen as all time best florida crime book. It highlights how liberal america will treat a story based on race.
Sep 28, 2016 this police chief just couldnt take it anymore. Policing black men, attempts to explain the trauma felt by seitu and other men like him. An ambitious farm boy part 2, the white choice part 3, the white reign part 4, chief wray takes over part 5, homestead hits the fan part 6, shifts rotate, police irate part 7, hinson takes center stage part 8, police and prostitutes includes mortons version, a retraction and correction on an. The book follows the exploits of the brothers along with jerry ray fat jerry james and their cohorts in underground crime and vice. Ron wade was the lone black officer in a group of about 30 lined up near an on ramp during the protest friday focused on the death of clark, who was shot. An anonymous call had tipped off the police, according to death sentence, a book on the case by jerry bledsoe. Dogood boy by jerry bledsoe now available in print the. Reporting on the same crime as jerry bledsoe in blood games see above, mcginniss blind faith, 1988. So he just went off and told the truth about black crime. Jerry bledsoes book bitter blood its title is taken from that of the series he wrote for the news and record newspaper later on that summer, imho is the finest example of true crime literature in american history. Racial cop stories that didnt make the cut realclearpolitics.
Greensboro, north carolina articles, blogs and original content covering local news, events, politics, living, opinion, sports, activities and more. I had described how he was a member of former chief wrays command staff who ultimately turned on wray. Jerry bledsoe born 1941 is an american author and journalist known for several true crime. Dogood boy by jerry bledsoe now available in print. Dec 07, 2018 curtis brown is raising funds for black white photobook on kickstarter. An unlikely writer confronts the 60s and other indignities,is now available in print. Rhinoceros timesjerry bledsoe series, cops in black and white. These are three of the baltimore city police officers facing criminal charges in the death of freddie gray, a 25yearold black man who suffered a. The latest book by new york timesbestselling author jerry bledsoe, a memoir titled dogood boy. After researching the issue, bledsoe contacted hammer, the editorinchief of the rhino times, about writing a series in the newspaper entitled cops in black and white. Jan 05, 2017 in the cases in which the officers race is available, about 60 percent of black officers involved in a fatal shooting in 2016 shot a black man or woman, while about 54 percent of white officers. It will probably be in the 90 percent range or above. Jerry bledsoe s guide to outlandish things to see and do in north carolina curiosities series pitzer, sara, bledsoe, jerry on.
The case was made more dramatic by the fact that she was black and he was white. Black police, on the other hand, did not kill any white people, armed or unarmed. Jordan green says jerry bledsoe s epic series in the rhino has selectively deployed facts to present black police officers in an unflattering light, endlessly recycling allegations that were investigated under wray, while burying information or delaying the inclusion of information. My private truth and reconciliation process, by keith holliday. The white police sergeant accused of racial profiling after he arrested renowned black scholar henry louis gates jr. As police closed in on fritz, a crime suspect, he fled down highway 150 north. Rhino times august 16, 2012 by the rhinoceros times issuu. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jul 15, 2017 cop wanted to harass regular black person, not states attorney video. Specifically, the issue titled hinson takes center stage.
In raw numbers, white women outnumber black women by five to one. This exceptional book is a photographic expression of emotions portrayed through dancers and their bodies. Plead the first blog archive cops in black and white. After a very messy divorce, a man starts suspecting his exwife and her new boyfriend of various crimes. Over the year period from 1999 to 2011, the cdc reports that 2,151 whites were. Officers talk about being african american and cops. It was published last year as an e book but just became available in print recently. Comments off on ten best possible book deals about the 1979 shootings. Black suspects more likely to be shot by black cops, not. The swearingin day for new greensboro police chief brian james was. Still, i dont think hes a racist and my take on cops in black and white is that its performed a valuable service by asking some questions nobody else was asking. According to eyewitness accounts and charlottemecklenburg police department dashcam and bodycam footage, keith lamont scott was not sitting in his. Jerry bledsoe books you may remember jerry bledsoes lighthearted columns from his career with the.
As police closed in on fritz, a crime suspect, he fled down highway 150 north of greensboro with susie and her sons in the van. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Nevertheless he pursued a career as a police officer. Im about halfway through, but so far my initial take on it is that the news and record should be embarrased that they didnt do something like this themselves. Cop wanted to harass regular black person, not states attorney. You may remember jerry bledsoes lighthearted columns from his career with. Jerry bledsoe s guide to outlandish things to see and do in north carolina curiosities series.
Jul 24, 2009 black, white cambridge cops back officer. The reality of straddling the worlds of being black and being in law enforcement is one officers are talking about. It stands at least on equal footing with helter skelter and in cold blood. Hinson had led a successful racial insurrection against the police chief. This story is the main reason why i wrote my book race pimping. Dec 08, 2015 and in the at least 18 instances in which police fatally shot unarmed black people, at least 15 involved white cops. Oct 24, 2008 the letter was about jerry bledsoe s cops in black and white. See all books authored by jerry bledsoe, including bitter blood. Sublett came across the story while researching the murder of his girlfriend, who was killed in 1976 and whom he chronicled in his 2004 memoir, never the same again. Bledsoe established down home press to publish books about north carolina.
Charles manson, the cia, and the secret history of the. The letter was about jerry bledsoes cops in black and white. Jordan green says jerry bledsoe s epic series in the rhino has selectively deployed facts to present black police officers in an unflattering light, endlessly recycling allegations that were investigated under wray, while burying information or delaying the inclusion of information for months on end that suggests their innocence. White police chief loses it and tells blunt truth about black. At the guilford county board of commissioners 2020 retreat on the best things in life may be free, but staffing the greensboro city council spent from 9 a. Jerry promises it will not be as long as the 92part cops in black. System perpetuates, benefits from mistreatment of black men. The second installment of the black book story appears in cops in black and white, part 33. He was a black man who endured racism and resentment from some white officers, but enjoyed the friendship and respect of more than a few as. North carolina is home to some famous and bizarre crimes and books about. The terrifying and scandalous truth is revealed in jerry bledsoe s bestselling true crime novel, bitter blood. When the white supremacist richard barrett was murdered, a young black man, vincent mcgee, was accused and convicted of the killing. A true story of southern family pride, madness, and multiple murder when a wealthy mother and daughter were gunned down ganglandstyle at their louisville, ky. He was a journalist for 21 years with stints at newspapers in kannapolis, greensboro, charlotte, louisville and with esquire magazine.
Lewis in his car earlier this week, three officers were shot and killed in baton rouge, just 10 days after five. I felt it was important to everyone that we discuss the series of articles in the rhinoceros times by jerry. Charles manson, the cia, and the secret history of the sixties audiobook written by tom oneill. Dec 26, 2016 since the august 2014 shooting death of 18yearold michael brown, a black man, at the hands of a white police officer in ferguson, missouri, the black lives matter movement has made officer. White woman attempts to block black man from entering his apartment building.
Greensboro leaders contradicted the old wray lied story in their letter dated october of 2006 when they claimed. This doesnt mean it shouldnt be factchecked or that the truth doesnt lie somewhere in between the competing claims, but without bledsoes work, the news and record version would have been the only one out there. Jerry bledsoe books jerry bledsoe grew up in thomasville, nc. Orlando police pulled over a white ford fusion with tinted. Many of us recall hinson well because he was one of the starring characters in jerry bledsoe s cops in black and white series in the old rhinoceros times. The focus of the series was to show the reason for the investigations and 3whether race or legitimate concerns led to the initiation of the investigations. Bledsoe s book on the bitter blood murders brilliantly details the shocking twists and turns that claimed the lives of nine people, including susie newsom lynch, fritz klenner, and susies two children. When the white supremacist richard barrett was murdered, a young black man. Ghost in the shell with scarlett johansson extended building jump clip. Somebodys got to stop her, the caller said, insisting that velma had murdered.
An only child, bledsoe lost his father early in life and lived with his mother. Nov 08, 2015 if instead of two black cops shooting an unarmed white man 5 times, and killing his 6year old son, for what appears to be no reason, it was two white cops shooting a black man 5 times, and killing his 6year old. Cop wanted to harass regular black person, not states. First these cops shot 140 bullets at a black couple. Updated with links to new rhino site jerry bledsoe. Dec 18, 2014 in 2012, according to the cdc, 140 blacks were killed by police. Jerry bledsoe books list of books by author jerry bledsoe. A true story of southern family pride, madness, and multiple murder, and before he wakes. I felt it was important to everyone that we discuss the series of articles in the rhinoceros times by jerry bledsoe entitled cops in black and white. This is the first chapter of jerry bledsoes memoirs, tentatively titled, back when.