Many of us believe that cases of police brutality are isolated events, having no bearing on our own lives. But incidents of cop violence against minority citizens have become far too common everywhere in America, and the problem affects us all. In Blue vs. Black, John L. Burris, a nationally renowned civil rights attorney, tells the true, heartbreaking stories of many of them. Burris presents with compassion and insight a measured analysis of tensions between police and the people they are meant to protect, and he offers solutions for ending the cycle of police and civilian distrust.