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The Blurb On The Back:
Suddenly, a single cry rose from inside the crowd.
“Kill the black one first.”
There was a roar. Guttural, like laughter, like fury, the fury of the mob.
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 Police.
Kill The Black One First is an unflinching account of a life in policing during a tumultuous period of race relations throughout the UK, and a tale of how the human spirit can endure cultural barriers, prejudice and race hate.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A police officer for 35 years, Michael Fuller became Chief Constable of Kent Police in 2004 (the first black officer to attain this rank) and then Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. This is a guarded memoir that illustrates what an intelligent, accomplished, driven man he is, rising from a childhood spent in care and racism within the Metropolitan Police but chooses to be silent on institutional racism and how to change it.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
“Kill the black one first.”
There was a roar. Guttural, like laughter, like fury, the fury of the mob.
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 Police.
Kill The Black One First is an unflinching account of a life in policing during a tumultuous period of race relations throughout the UK, and a tale of how the human spirit can endure cultural barriers, prejudice and race hate.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
A police officer for 35 years, Michael Fuller became Chief Constable of Kent Police in 2004 (the first black officer to attain this rank) and then Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. This is a guarded memoir that illustrates what an intelligent, accomplished, driven man he is, rising from a childhood spent in care and racism within the Metropolitan Police but chooses to be silent on institutional racism and how to change it.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
