Available for the first time in English, The Color of the Third Degree uncovers the still-hidden history of police torture in the Jim Crow South. Based on a wide array of previously neglected archival sources, Silvan Niedermeier argues that as public lynching decreased, less visible practices of racial subjugation and repression became central to southern white supremacy. In an effort to deter unruly white mobs, as well as oppress black communities, white southern law officers violently extorted confessions and testimony from black suspects and defendants in jail cells and police stations to secure speedy convictions. In response, black citizens and the NAACP fought to expose these brutal practices through individual action, local organizing, and litigation. In spite of these efforts, police torture remained a widespread, powerful form of racial control and suppression well into the late twentieth century. The first historical study of police torture in the American South, Niedermeier draws attention to the willing acceptance of violent coercion by prosecutors, judges, and juries, and brings to light the deep historical roots of police violence against African Americans, one of the most urgent and distressing issues of our time.

"Available for the first time in English, 'The Color of the Third Degree' uncovers the still-hidden history of police torture in the Jim Crow South. Based on a wide array of previously neglected archival sources, Silvan Niedermeier argues that as public lynching decreased, less visible practices of racial subjugation and repression became central to southern white supremacy. In an effort to deter unruly white mobs, as well as oppress black communities, white southern law officers violently extorted confessions and testimony from black suspects and defendants in jail cells and police stations to secure speedy convictions. In response, black citizens and the NAACP fought to expose these brutal practices through individual action, local organizing, and litigation. In spite of these efforts, police torture remained a widespread, powerful form of racial control and suppression well into the late twentieth century"--

The Correllian Nativist tradition is one of the largest and fastest growing Wiccan traditions in the world! This three-volume teaching series will prepare you for initiation into all three degrees of Correllian Wicca. The first book introduces Wicca as a spiritual path and what it means to be a Witch. In twelve lessons, you''ll learn about magic, ritual, divination, crystals, and more. From magical alphabets to energy working, the second volume builds upon this foundation and discusses the duties of second-degree clergy. Every lesson in these first two volumes features study questions, a glossary, and exercises to develop your psychic and magical skills. "Witch School Third Degree" is for those who are called to Wicca as a vocation. This text explores Wiccan mysteries and spiritual concepts in depth and explains the responsibilities of the High Priesthood.

Manny Lavine is no "reformer." He is a reporter.He believes that his own opinions are of slight validity as compared to the actual facts; he is a staunchadherent of the reporters' creed: the public is entitled to the truth. Perhaps it is not surprising that he himself sympathizes with the policeman's point of view. But in preparing this book, he has abandoned his own sympathies-or, if you will, his prejudices-and has written, coldly and objectively, an account of what he has seen. As a factual and detailed description of police brutality, this account forms an invaluable record.Yet the book is far more than this, for the author has not limited his disclosures to facts relating to the third degree. Many readers will here, for the first time, observe the actual functioning of the police-in fact, and not in theory. Moreover, this volume, though it makes no attempt to explain the apparent failure of democracy, contains hints valuable for the solution of this enigma.---The Third Degree was first published in 1930, documenting the abuses of the times.

'Regenerative Medicine' is an innovative concept representing a unique approach to the regeneration of functional tissues and organs. This book reveals the scientific principles behind this newly discovered practice while instructing the reader in the procedure of Moist-Exposed Burns Treatment (MEBT) and offering compelling examples of tissue and organ regeneration from ordinary cells incubated in potent nutrient baths. Prof. Xu - the inventor of MEBT and MEBO (Moist-Exposed Burns Ointment) - gives an in-depth description of how healthy and pathological tissues behave in varied treatment environments. Further, he demonstrates that ordinary cells can differentiate into varied organ tissues and, for the first time, introduces MEBT including the use of MEBO to the western scientific community. This publication will add a new dimension to the discussions on burns treatment, stem cells, immunology and cell biology. Burns specialists will learn of the new gold standard in burns treatment, and cell biologists of the potential of ordinary cells.