Reviews for Death on the Fourth of July: A Hate Crime, a Killing, and a Trial in Small-Town America

The average rating for Death on the Fourth of July: A Hate Crime, a Killing, and a Trial in Small-Town America based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-12-04 00:00:00 Benjamin Kuffour The book is nominally about a racist attack on an Asian American in Ocean Shores that resulted in a self-defense killing. However, less than half the book is actually about the incident; the rest covers the history of hate crimes legislation, recounts instances of lynchings and gay bashings, and analyzes how bias crimes laws are and aren't enforced. I was most interested in the Ocean Shores story so skimmed a lot of the rest.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-04-26 00:00:00 Jason Smith I felt the addition of the history of hate crimes and legislation intended to curb them, took away attention from the actual incident at Ocean Shores. Otherwise, it would have been a very good book.