Racial Hoax (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A racial hoax is a hoax that occurs when someone fabricates a crime and blames it on another person because of their race or when an actual crime has been committed and the perpetrator falsely blames someone because of their race. The term was popularised by Katheryn Russell-Brown in her book The Color of Crime: Racial Hoaxes, White Fear, Black Protectionism, Police Harassment and Other Macroaggressions (1998). A racial hoax can be performed by a person of any race, against a person of any race. It has been routinely performed against African Americans. Many have argued that the common stereotype of criminal black men has enabled the use of racial hoaxes against this group. Patricia L. Brougham writes that these stereotypes cause law enforcement agencies to believe that a black perpetrator exists when in fact the allegation are made up. Russell-Brown argues that racial hoaxes are devised, perpetrated, and successful because they tap into widely held fears and stereotypes.