The Central Park Five by Sarah Burns
The Central Park Five holds a reflective mirror up to our present day, going back to another period of rampant race-baiting, racially motivated police misconduct and the point at which Donald Trump made his first foray into US politics. This book will make you question whether much has really changed in the past thirty years.
Burns's gripping tale may serve as an allegory for some of the most pressing criminal justice issues of our time* The New York Times Book Review *
Riveting... An important book. * The Cleveland Plain Dealer *
Gripping from start to finish, The Central Park Five is an unvarnished look at one of the most infamous crimes in New York City history. You may think you know the true story of the Central Park jogger, but you don't. Sarah Burns tells a harrowing story, in which her only allegiance is to the truth. * Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland *
A riveting retrospective. * News Blaze *
This is a controversial and important book, presenting a powerful argument... It demonstrates that our justice system is far from full proof even in the face of alleged confession, eyewitness and forensic evidence. * Alan M. Dershowitz, author of The Trials of Zion *
Remarkable... thought-provoking reportage. * Booklist *
Praise for The Central Park Five documentary
At first discomforting, then enraging, then illuminating. * The New Yorker *
As grim a portrait of the criminal justice system as can be imagined. * Detroit News *
Timeless... It encapsulates an era. * San Francisco Chronicle *
A deeply affecting experience. * The Wall Street Journal *
Measured in tone and outraged in its argument, it is an emotionally stirring, at times crushingly depressing cinematic call to witness. * The New York Times *
A patient, righteous documentary. * Entertainment Weekly *
Riveting... An important book. * The Cleveland Plain Dealer *
Gripping from start to finish, The Central Park Five is an unvarnished look at one of the most infamous crimes in New York City history. You may think you know the true story of the Central Park jogger, but you don't. Sarah Burns tells a harrowing story, in which her only allegiance is to the truth. * Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland *
A riveting retrospective. * News Blaze *
This is a controversial and important book, presenting a powerful argument... It demonstrates that our justice system is far from full proof even in the face of alleged confession, eyewitness and forensic evidence. * Alan M. Dershowitz, author of The Trials of Zion *
Remarkable... thought-provoking reportage. * Booklist *
Praise for The Central Park Five documentary
At first discomforting, then enraging, then illuminating. * The New Yorker *
As grim a portrait of the criminal justice system as can be imagined. * Detroit News *
Timeless... It encapsulates an era. * San Francisco Chronicle *
A deeply affecting experience. * The Wall Street Journal *
Measured in tone and outraged in its argument, it is an emotionally stirring, at times crushingly depressing cinematic call to witness. * The New York Times *
A patient, righteous documentary. * Entertainment Weekly *
Sarah Burns is a writer and documentary filmmaker who first wrote about the Central Park Five as an undergraduate at Yale University. Her films include The Central Park Five, which received many awards and honours, including a Peabody Award, Jackie Robinson, East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story, and an upcoming biography of Muhammad Ali for PBS. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529358971 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529358973 |
| Title | The Central Park Five |
| Author | Sarah Burns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2019-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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