The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality
Clare Corbould is an Associate Professor of North American History at Deakin University. He research focuses on African American politics and culture. She is the author of "Becoming African Americans: Black Public Life in Harlem, 1919-1939" (Harvard UP, 2009), which won or was shortlisted for several Australian awards. She holds a PhD in history from the University of Sydney in Australia.