Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America
From the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, cannabis legislation in America and racism have been inextricably linked. In this searing nonfiction graphic novel, Box Brown sets his sights on this timely topic.Mexico, 1519 CE. During the Spanish conquests Cortés introduced hemp farming as part of his violent colonial campaign. In secret, locals began cultivating the plant for consumption. It eventually made its way to the United States through the immigrant labor force where it was shared with black laborers. It doesn't take long for American lawmakers to decry cannabis as the vice of inferior races.Enter an era of propaganda designed to fe…
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- ISBN: 978-1-250-15408-8
- EAN: 9781250154088
- Produktnummer: 26700675
- Verlag: First Second
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H22.3 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.5 cm 469 g
- Gewicht: 469
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Box Brown
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