Badge Unbroken: The Robert Hall Story - 2621

Robert Hall, who had dreamed of being in law enforcement since he was a child, was sworn into the Tupelo Police Department in 1987. Robert excelled, rising to the rank of deputy chief (and even graduating from the FBI National Academy). Robert earned the respect of both White and Black citizens of Tupelo, and he appeared to be the heir apparent to chief of police. But in 2006, Robert found himself at odds with white supremacists — within his own police department! A swift decision to spare a young Black suspect from a brutal arrest was twisted to suit his persecutors’ ends and was, ultimately, distorted to charge Robert with obstruction of justice and perjury. From the cinders of racism, injustice, and a shattered career, Robert started over. He built a different life for himself and his family. In 2010, when new leadership emerged at the police department, Robert was asked to rejoin the force. Once again, he wrestled within a system that was reluctant to embrace a black man in a position of power. Badge Unbroken lays bare the issues of race in law enforcement and community leadership. As Robert’s story unfolds, it illuminates the racial motivations and politics that have shaped the South since the Civil War — and that are still at work today.
ASIN: 1949455629
VSKU: BVV.1949455629.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Grisham, Sandy|Hall, Robert
Binding: Hardcover