| International Standard Book Number |
9780063091245
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| International Standard Book Number |
0063091240
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
305.8/00973
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
977.6579
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| Personal Name |
Ellis, Justin (Journalist), author.
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| Title Statement |
The cruelty of nice folks : why Minneapolis is the story of America / Justin Ellis.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Why Minneapolis is the story of America.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
New York : Harper, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
x, 418 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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| General Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-418).
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| Summary, Etc. |
It's the "North," they like to say, not the Midwest. It's different. We're nice here, progressive; Minneapolis is a city for everyone. But in 2020, George Floyd's murder by police left many Americans stunned and wondering, "how could this happen in Minneapolis?" To Ellis, the real question is what made people think it couldn't? The Minneapolis Justin Ellis knows and loves--where he grew up and his family has lived for generations--is not the idealistic metropolis that its politicians and its most vocal proponents proclaim. The city of lakes was built on discrimination--in its housing, its schools, its politics--much like all other American cities. Black families were systematically cut out of the prosperous neighborhoods, lush parks and pristine lakes that make Minneapolis a haven of the heartland. Because of its image as a liberal ally in the fight for civil rights, Minneapolis has rarely been forced to confront this fact. In reality, as in the rest of America since its founding, the struggles of Black families in Minnesota have been celebrated or erased in an effort to maintain neighborly harmony and the quality of life Minnesotans cherish above all else.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Racism Minnesota Minneapolis.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Racism United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
African Americans Minnesota Minneapolis Social conditions.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Homicide United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Police brutality United States History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Minneapolis (Minn.) Race relations.
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