Pursuing Trayvon Martin: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Manifestations of Racial Dynamics

by George Yancy

Book Overview

On February 26, 2012, seventeen-year-old African American male Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a twenty-eight-year-old white Hispanic American male in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman killed Martin in a gated community. Pursuing Trayvon Martin: Historical Contexts and Contemporary Manifestations of Racial Dynamics, featuring a new preface by editors George Yancy and Janine Jones written after the June 2013 trial, examines the societal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739178822
• ISBN13: 9780739178829
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"