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Book SynopsisA smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful toaccount.2021NPRBooks We LoveJournalism at its best.2022Southwest Books of the Year:Top PickA 2021 Immigration Book of the Year, Immigration Prof Blog Investigative Reporters & Editors Book Award Finalist 2021How Latino activists brought down powerful Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. Journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block spent years chronicling the human consequences of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's relentless immigration enforcement in Maricopa County,Arizona. In Driving While Brown, they tell the tale of two opposing movements that redefined Arizona's political landscapethe restrictionist cause advanced by Arpaio and the Latino-led resistance that rose up against it. The story follows Arpaio,his supporters,and his adversaries,including Lydia Guzman,who gathered evidence for a racial-profiling lawsuit that took surprising turns. Guzman joined a coalition determined to stop Arpaio, reform unco
Trade Review"A work of exemplary reporting." * Kirkus Reviews *
"An ‘I-can’t-put-it-down’ book. Even as one who has followed the career of Arpaio for over 25 years, I found it fascinating to learn in detail of the grass-roots movement that arose in opposition to his policies. . . . The authors don’t just relate events, they tell the stories of some of the most noteworthy players in this drama. We get a sense of their humanity, their conflicts, and their struggles. This makes the book not only a definitive treatment of the Arpaio phenomenon, but also a highly readable, gripping story." * KTAR/Think Tank with Mike ONeil *
"Meticulously reported. . . . A story of hope, however tentative." * Arizona Republic *
"As engaging as it is enraging. . . . Greene Sterling and Joffe-Block do a superb job. . . .
Driving While Brown [is] a necessary read that is more than a biography of a blowhard sheriff — it is a chronicle of how seemingly impossible battles are the ones that matter most."
* Los Angeles Review of Books *
"In their new book, journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block tell the story of the Latinx activists who brought about his downfall – it’s a smart, well-documented book about a group of people determined to hold the powerful to account." * NPR Books/ “Books We Love” *
"Immigration Book of the Year" * Immigration Prof Blog *
"A comprehensive, readable, and compelling explanation of how a sheriff’s department can veer into illegal activities. . . .An excellent book that shows the resilience of a marginalized community organizing and standing up for its rights." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *
"The authors are journalists and their work is rich in detail. . . . This is an excellent book that shows the resilience of a marginalized community organizing and standing up for its rights." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *
Table of ContentsPreface
Authors' Note
List of Selected People in This Book
Maps
Prologue: Lydia and the Sheriff (2017)
Part I Origins (1848–2006)
1 An Immigrant's Son (1923–1993)
2 The Valley Girl (1967–1997)
3 What Made Arizona Chicanos (1848–1983)
4 Restrictionism Takes Root (2003–2005)
5 Arpaio Transformed (2005–2006)
Part II Battles (2006–2016)
6 The Movement Rises Up (2006)
7 Hopes and Letdowns (2006–2007)
8 Cave Creek (2007)
9 Tensions at a Phoenix Furniture Store (2007)
10 Mayonnaise Tacos and Easter Baskets (2008)
11 Payback (2008–2009)
12 Drowning in a Glass of Water (2010)
13 Licking Their Chops (2009–2012)
14 Driving While Brown (2012)
15 Why Are You Trembling? (2012–2013)
16 "Ganamos!" (2013–2014)
17 Conspiracy Theories and Videos (2013–2015)
18 "Build the Wall!" (2015–2016)
19 Bazta Arpaio (2016)
Part III Changes (2016–2019)
20 The National Arpaio (2016–2017)
21 The Rescue (2017) 265
22 I Don’t Want It to Come Back (2017–2019)
Afterword (2020 and Beyond)
Acknowledgments
Appendix I. Selected Arizona Immigration Laws
Appendix II. Selected Federal Lawsuits
On Sources
Notes
List of Author Interviews
Bibliography of Unpublished Sources
Index
