Read Jarrod Shanahan and Zhandarka Kurti, “A Hot American Summer,” from States of Incarceration: Rebellion, Reform, and America’s
Punishment System, and answer the following questions in at least 300 of your own words.
1. What do the authors argue are the underlying causes of the rebellion? Be specific. Their explanation extends beyong “police brutality” or “racism” understood in a narrow sense.
2. Why, according to the authors, was there so much animosity directed toward police? Be specific. The answer is not simply because a cop killed George Floyd.
3. Describe the history of “police reform” in Minneapolis prior to the murder of George Floyd.
4. Describe some of the divisions that emerged among people participating in the rebellion. Where did they come from? How did these
divisions impact the rebellion?
5. According to the authors, what factors contributed to the end of the rebellion?EXTRA CREDIT: Find a typographical error in the article (10 points per typo).
*DOUBLE SPACED, 12PT FONT, ESSAY FORMAT WITH USE OF DIRECT QUOTATIONS ALONG WITH THE IN-TEXT CITATION OR BY
STATTING THE TITLE OF THE READING, REFERENCE PAGE CAN BE MADE BUT NOT NECESSARY*
