Publication date 1968 Originally published 1968 ISBN 1-57910-349-9 | Name Black Rage Publisher Basic Books Role Book by William H. Grier OCLC 172989155 | |
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Black Rage is a book by psychiatrists William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs. Released in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the subsequent riots, the book received significant attention immediately and in the years since, and led to an ABC TV special in 1969 entitled To Be Black.
Contents
Black rage
The book
The book led to the legal concept of black rage, notably proposed as a defense by the defense attorneys representing Colin Ferguson (Ferguson went against the advice of his legal counsel and represented himself, arguing that he was completely innocent of the charges). Its working title was Reflections on the Negro Psyche.
The authors
William H. Grier was the father of comedian David Alan Grier.
Price Cobbs wrote an autobiography entitled My American Life: From Rage to Entitlement about his experiences following Black Rage. ISBN 0-7434-9622-1
New York Times review
After Kenneth B. Clark published a negative review of the book in the New York Times, the authors wrote an editorial, stating "after 62 highly favorable reviews, the 63rd and first critical comment came from a black brother."