An Accidental Anarchist: How the Killing of a Humble Jewish Immigrant by Chicago's Chief of Police Exposed the Conflict Between Law & Order and Civil Rights in Early
by Walter Roth, Joe Kraus

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Summary of An Accidental Anarchist: How the Killing of a Humble Jewish Immigrant by Chicago's Chief of Police Exposed the Conflict Between Law & Order and Civil Rights in Early

Why Averbuch went to the police chief's house or exactly what happened after that is still not known.

This is the most comprehensive account ever of an episode that stunned Chicago and won the attention of the entire country. It does not "solve" the mystery as much as it places it in the context of a nation that was unsure how to absorb the many immigrants flowing across its borders. It attempts to reconstruct the many different perspectives and concerns that comprised the drama surrounding the investigation of Averbuch's killing.

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• History > Americas > United States > 20th Century
• General
• World > Jewish > General
• Law > Administrative Law > Urban, State & Local Government
• Nonfiction > Crime & Criminals > Criminology
• True Accounts > Murder & Mayhem
• True Crime
• Professional & Technical > Law > Administrative Law > Urban, State & Local Government