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Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People Kindle Edition

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Genocide—the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a group of people.

TIME's 42 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019

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As seen on CBS This Morning, award-winning attorney Ben Crump exposes a heinous truth in Open Season: Whether with a bullet or a lengthy prison sentence, America is killing black people and justifying it legally. While some deaths make headlines, most are personal tragedies suffered within families and communities. Worse, these killings are done one person at a time, so as not to raise alarm. While it is much more difficult to justify killing many people at once, in dramatic fashion, the result is the same—genocide.

Taking on such high-profile cases as George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and a host of others, Crump witnessed the disparities within the American legal system firsthand and learned it is dangerous to be a black man in America—and that the justice system indeed only protects wealthy white men.

In this enlightening and enthralling work, he shows that there is a persistent, prevailing, and destructive mindset regarding colored people that is rooted in our history as a slaveowning nation. This biased attitude has given rise to mass incarceration, voter disenfranchisement, unequal educational opportunities, disparate health care practices, job and housing discrimination, police brutality, and an unequal justice system. And all mask the silent and ongoing systematic killing of people of color.

Open Season is more than Crump’s incredible mission to preserve justice, it is a call to action for Americans to begin living up to the promise to protect the rights of its citizens equally and without question.

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“Benjamin Crump’s work – his research, his voice, his fight – is paramount to the black community. Open Season must occupy a dominant place in the classroom, in libraries, in the workplace, in police training programs. Crump’s masterful voice and expertise of America’s corrupt power structures will alter the hierarchy by which we dangerously abide.” — Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and New York Times bestselling author of When They Call You a Terrorist

“Ben Crump offers a deft and unflinching expose on America’s treatment of people of color. He charges America to live up to its status as the great “melting pot” by protecting and serving all of its citizens. His passionate voice lifts the true stories of wronged Americans off of the page and emblazoned them onto our hearts. A mouth-gaping read from one of the most steadfast champions for justice of our time.” — Kenya Barris, creator of Black-ish

“There is much more to inequality and discrimination than we know, and Crump will open your eyes. Pay attention.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“. . . alarming yet credible account.” — Publishers Weekly

“. . . deeply disturbing account of how the justice system is used to maintain a system of inequality and justify the murder of black Americans.” — Book Riot

"Ben Crump is a warrior on the front lines of the war for social justice. These notes from the legal battlefield of civil rights pushes us beyond lazy presumptions of where we are as a society to the hard truths of what we have achieved and how far we still have to go.” — Reginald Hudlin, writer, director, and producer

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Through a steadfast dedication to justice and service, renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice. He has worked on some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S., representing the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Stephon Clark, among others. He has been nationally recognized as the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and Ebony Magazine Power 100 Most Influential African Americans. In 2016, he was designated as an Honorary Fellow by the University of Pennsylvania College of Law. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07169V2MC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amistad (October 15, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1224 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0062375091

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- #387 in Black & African American Biographies & Memoirs
- #597 in Discrimination & Racism Studies

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Through a steadfast dedication to justice and service, renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social justice. He has worked on some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S., representing the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Stephon Clark, among others. He has been nationally recognized as the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and Ebony Magazine Power 100 Most Influential African Americans. In 2016, he was designated as an Honorary Fellow by the University of Pennsylvania College of Law. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law.

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Justice Blind (?) equal (?)

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020

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The concept and mythical figure of Justice is always depicted as being blind and holding a balanced scale of equality. The bar associations always portray a balanced scale of measurement.

Mr. Crump’s work challenges that myth, illustrating with case after case, litigation after litigation, the color and directional tip of the scale. There are two judicial systems he has experienced: one for the minority and one for the majority. His review of specific cases draws upon his years of experience, following in the tradition of his hero Thurgood Marshall, of litigating and advocating for social justice.

This book is the needed companion to the current discussion of police reform, expanding the conversation to include the justice system created by those being protected.

Mr. Crump structures his presentation around specific issues: voter suppression, imbedded stereotypes creating different pursuit and apprehension protocols, criminalization of non-violent behavior, definition of appropriate force, justifiable weapon usage, and many more techniques used to define “a criminal class”.

Using current case experiences, and drawing on historical judicial history, Mr. Crump observes “Every time the federal government passes legislation granting rights to African Americans, it seems the court sweeps in and takes them away.”

The book’s subtitle is clearly supported. “Legalized Genocide of Colored People.”

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What an eye opening read. I have heard only a handful of the cases the Mr. Crump has outlined here. It saddens me to think that we are still in this place. But, it is his work and exposure that is creating space for discussion that leads to change. A must read.

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Amanda M.

If you have any interest in minority rights or social justice this book is a must read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019

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As a long-standing student and educator of race relations, I found Mr Crump's book well organised, supported by credible sources, and well representative of the facts that study after study in my field has proven to be true. Black and brown men explicitly being targeted by police. Hands up don't shoot and taking a knee during the national anthem because our country is not for us has not worked. Mr Crump has a substantial amount of experience as an attorney representing families of murdered black and brown people. Crump also represents inmates who are wrongfully convicted of a crime; often sentenced by unjust laws that were put in place to continue the oppression of minorities and the poor. Crump's book is a fantastic book that presents facts in a way that mainstream culture can understand and feel passionate about.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021

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I wondered about the author who is one of the first lawyer called when a minority is on the wrong end of a gun and law enforcement, He seems to cut through the chaff while others are chanting or denying. This book explains why he thinks like he does and how he got to the go to attorney for the bereaved. He picks his words carefully, just like hedoes when interviewed and is spot on most of the time. I recommend his book if you're interested in the why of what is going on to make us uncomfortable.

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It's open season on Black folk.

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2021

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I had no idea how dangerous it is to be Black in America. From the first African sold in America, through slavery, Jim Crow, Segregation, Desegregation, impaired voting rights, substantial inequities in education, employment, housing, healthcare and incarceration, Black folk have been afforded the back hand from white folk, more or less. Everyone who thinks they understand racial inequality, and is not Black folk, themselves, had better read this book and watch what happens before their eyes.

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Alicia Johnson

So far it’s good

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024

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I just started reading this a couple of days ago and it’s very interesting. I do notice some typos but not enough to throw off my reading.

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020

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I wasn’t able to put the book down! This brings awareness to how people of color are treated and what the media doesn’t report. I’m a huge fan of Ben Crump, I’m honored to have his book in my library. He is a fighter, the voice of the people and in biblical term, he is our Moses. Thank you Attorney Crump for this great book and I will continue to uplift you in pray! May God continue to cover and guide you, as you fight for the people!

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A must for ALL AMERICANS

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2020

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This is a profoundly moving and at the same time disturbing read. I think all High School students should have this as compulsory reading. As a non- American I found it such an eye opening just how systemic racism is in the USA. It is particularly pertinent reading at this moment for all Americans. Ben Crump writes in a very accessible way. I have recommended this book to many people and have bought more than one copy.

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