Running the numbers: race, police, and the history of urban gambling

Politics and the Old Policy Wheel -- "Are You Going to Let a Negro Name the Next Mayor of Chicago?": Investigations and Elections -- This Community Is Being Criminalized -- Half of the Rest of Their Lives in Jail -- We Intend to Run It -- Conclusion: Lottery as an American Way of Life.

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Main Author: Vaz, Matthew (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago London University of Chicago Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
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