![]() This event is free and open to the public, but proof of purchase of The Black and the Blue from Left Bank Books will be required to enter the signing line. ![]() Telling this story demonstrates nothing but raw courage for a black police officer who wants the truth to prevail." -John Lewis "This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the intersection of race and police brutality in America. Using gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts garnered by interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of police tactics, which he concludes is an "archaic system" built on "toxic brotherhood." Yet it was after seven years of service when Horace found himself face-down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer, that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Matthew Horace was an officer at the federal, state, and local level for 28 years working in every state in the country. ![]() Left Bank Books welcomes law enforcement and security contributor Matthew Horace, who will sign and discuss his new book, The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement, with co-author Ron Harris! ![]()
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