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Barcode37821002505507
LocationMarshall District
TitleStanding my ground : a Capitol police officer's fight for accountability and good trouble after January 6th / Harry Dunn ; with Ron Harris.
AuthorDunn, Harry (Police officer), author.
Call No973.933 DUN
CollectionAdult 900

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International Standard Book Number 9780306831133
International Standard Book Number 9780306831140
Personal Name Dunn, Harry (Police officer), author.
Title Statement Standing my ground : a Capitol police officer's fight for accountability and good trouble after January 6th / Harry Dunn ; with Ron Harris.
Edition Statement First edition.
Imprint New York : Hachette Books, 2023.
Physical Description ix, 244 pages ; 22 cm.
Formatted Contents Note Protecting democracy -- Growing into the job -- The insurrection : part I -- The insurrection : part II -- The day after -- Our Black lives didn't matter -- Racists, QAnon, criminals ≠ patriots -- Finding my way back from their insanity -- The fight is never over.
Summary, Etc. "Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the bravery and honor of law enforcement was shaken by Ferguson and countless other cases of police brutality towards Black people. It continued to burn brighter as he watched members of Congress, many of whom he had befriended, lose their way to partisanship, as political extremism intensified. And it exploded into a blaze when he fought side by side with his fellow officers on January 6th, when democracy and their lives were threatened. "Standing My Ground" provides a crucial, definitive, and first-hand account of what happened that day our world was shocked to its core. But it also shares the story of a man who refused to stay quiet when he learned that some of the men and women he had risked his life protecting, who knew him by name, would deny the horrors they faced. That's when he chose to speak up and to seek out what his hero John Lewis once termed "good trouble." Dunn's ongoing story as a witness willing to meaningfully engage with the media, lawmakers, and the public provides a backdrop for examining the political and racial divide in this country--one that we must overcome in order to demand accountability and preserve our precious democracy"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Dunn, Harry (Police officer)
Subject United States. Capitol Police Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Police Washington (D.C.) Biography.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Presidents United States Election 2020.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021 Personal narratives.
Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term United States Politics and government 2017-2021.
Added Entry, Personal Name Harris, Ron (Journalism professor), contributor.

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