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Black Rage (book)

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Black Rage
First edition
AuthorWilliam H. Grier
Price M. Cobbs
PublisherBasic Books[1]
Publication date
1968 [1]
ISBN1-57910-349-9
OCLC172989155

Black Rage is a book by psychiatrists William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs. Released in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the subsequent riots in Washington, D.C., the book received significant attention immediately [2][3][4][5] and in the years since,[6][7] and led to an ABC television special in 1969 entitled, To Be Black.[8]

The book

The book led to the legal concept of black rage, notably proposed as a defense by the defense attorneys representing Colin Ferguson (Ferguson went against the advice of his legal counsel and represented himself, arguing that he was completely innocent of the charges). Its working title was, Reflections on the Negro Psyche.[9]

The authors

The authors both were psychiatrists who, in the mid-1960s, founded a clinic in San Francisco and later, authored another book together, The Jesus Bag in 1971.

Price M. Cobbs also wrote an autobiography entitled, My American Life: From Rage to Entitlement (ISBN 0-7434-9622-1), about his experiences following the publication of Black Rage. He died on June 25, 2018, at the age of 89.[10] He authored several books and was a resource to many on the topics of understanding cultural stereotyping, prejudice, and race relations.[1]

William H. Grier, who died in 2015, was the father of comedian David Alan Grier.

The New York Times review

After Kenneth B. Clark published a negative review of the book in The New York Times,[2] the authors wrote an editorial, stating "after 62 highly favorable reviews, the 63rd and first critical comment came from a black brother."[11]

Ties to real-life crimes

Serial killer/mass murderer and black extremist Mark Essex idolized the book and adopted its extremist views.[12][13][14]

The idea of "black rage" was brought up as a defense at the trial of Colin Ferguson, perpetrator of the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting. The defense was rejected and Ferguson was sentenced to over 300 years imprisonment.[15]

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink 68029925". Archived from the original on 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b New York Times, "As Old as Human Cruelty", Kenneth B. Clark, September 22, 1968
  3. ^ New Republic, "The Rage around Us", Robert Coles, August 17, 1968
  4. ^ New York Times, "Books of The Times", Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, August 7, 1968
  5. ^ Social Science Quarterly, (Southwestern Social Sciences Association), "Black Rage/Urban Riots: Violence and Social Change", December 1969
  6. ^ New York Times, "Nonfiction Chronicle", Mark Lewis, Nov 20 2005: quote: Rarely was a book as well timed as "Black Rage." Written by two black psychiatrists(...) published amid the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it gave voice and context to the anger behind the violence.
  7. ^ Citations of Black Rage (amazon.com)
  8. ^ Aug24 1969 "To Be Black", ABC TV show
  9. ^ Chawkins, Steve (September 11, 2015). "William H. Grier dies at 89; psychiatrist and co-author of 'Black Rage'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  10. ^ Genzlinger, Neil, Price Cobbs, Who Helped Define ‘Black Rage,’ Is Dead at 89, The New York Times, July 12, 2018, page A22
  11. ^ New York Times letter to the editor, signed Grier & Cobbs, Oct 27 1968 quote: "after 62 highly favorable reviews, the 63rd and first critical comment came from a black brother."
  12. ^ Mass Murderers ISBN 0-7835-0004-1 p. 88
  13. ^ A Terrible Thunder: The Story of the New Orleans Sniper ISBN 1-891053-48-5 p. 70
  14. ^ Mass Murderers, ISBN 0-7835-0004-1 p. 86
  15. ^ Scott Gregory, Sophfronia (June 6, 1994). "Black Rage: In Defense of a Mass Murderer". Time. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
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