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"Kill The Black One First"
"Kill The Black One First": A fight for justice in a black and white world | Michael Fuller
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A story about race, identity, belonging and displacement, Kill the Black One First is the memoir from Michael Fuller - Britain's first ever black Chief Constable, whose life and career is not only a stark representation of race relations in the UK, but also a unique morality tale of how humanity deals with life's injustices. Michael Fuller was born to Windrush-generation Jamaican immigrants in 1959, and experienced a meteoric career in policing, from the beat to the Brixton inferno, through cutting edge detective work to the frontline of drug-related crime and violence on London's most volatile estates. He took a pivotal role in the formation of Operation Trident, which tackled gun crime and gang warfare in the Afro-Caribbean community, and was later appointed as chief constable of Kent. Kill the Black One First is a raw and unflinching account of a life in policing during a tumultuous period of race relations throughout the UK.
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Emilymdxn
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First audio for #bookfitnesschallenge round 2! I‘m glad I read it, I like getting a wide look at different people‘s lived experience through, so the first black chief constable in the uk was fascinating to hear from. Having said that, I didn‘t agree with him on some things and that stopped me enjoying it really deeply. His never being political, being unwilling to embrace activism or change wider than the individual and not voting bothered me tbh

Bookwomble Argh! Not voting! 🤨 5y
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Fuller grew up in care, & although he faced discouragement & outright opposition, he went on to become the first ever black Chief Constable of Kent.

Powerful, fascinating, uplifting, shocking - Fuller doesn‘t hold back in describing the individual & institutional racism he encountered as a black police officer. Recommended read. 5🌟

Thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Kings Road Publishing, for the opportunity to review an ARC. #NetGalley

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LonesomeReader
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This dramatic and inspiring memoir by Britain‘s first black chief constable powerfully illuminates the dynamics of racial conflict in England over the past fifty years from someone who was in a very unique position. Such a moving, powerful story about a truly good man!

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