Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist

Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist
ISBN-10
0307717550
ISBN-13
9780307717559
Series
Killing the Messenger
Category
True Crime
Pages
441
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Crown Pub
Author
Thomas Peele

Description

An investigative reporter explores the origins and history of the Black Muslim movement, the rise of a small but violent Black Muslim cult in Oakland, and the 2007 murder of journalist Chauncey Bailey by a teenage member of the cult.

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